diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
index 93270d1a..526f0073 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ django-anymail[amazon_ses]==8.1  # https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail
 {%- elif cookiecutter.mail_service == 'Mailjet' %}
 django-anymail[mailjet]==8.1  # https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail
 {%- elif cookiecutter.mail_service == 'Mandrill' %}
-django-anymail[mandrill]==8.0  # https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail
+django-anymail[mandrill]==8.1  # https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail
 {%- elif cookiecutter.mail_service == 'Postmark' %}
 django-anymail[postmark]==8.0  # https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail
 {%- elif cookiecutter.mail_service == 'Sendgrid' %}