diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
index c11c2f7f..77f03ddb 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ coverage==4.4.1
 django-coverage-plugin==1.5.0
 
 Sphinx==1.6.3
-django-extensions==1.8.0
+django-extensions==1.8.1
 Werkzeug==0.12.2
 django-test-plus==1.0.18
 factory-boy==2.8.1