diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
index fa27b6648..9f997c2d9 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 -r base.txt
 
 gevent==1.2.2
-gunicorn==19.8.0  # https://github.com/benoitc/gunicorn
+gunicorn==19.8.1  # https://github.com/benoitc/gunicorn
 boto3==1.6.2  # pyup: update minor  # https://github.com/boto/boto3
 psycopg2==2.7.4 --no-binary psycopg2  # https://github.com/psycopg/psycopg2
 {%- if cookiecutter.use_whitenoise == 'n' %}