diff --git a/docs/deployment-with-elastic-beanstalk.rst b/docs/deployment-with-elastic-beanstalk.rst
index e8aae8853..d481c93ba 100644
--- a/docs/deployment-with-elastic-beanstalk.rst
+++ b/docs/deployment-with-elastic-beanstalk.rst
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ Instructions
 If you haven't done so, create a directory of environments::
 
   eb init -p python3.4 MY_PROJECT_SLUG
+  # Warning: If you use python3.6, you will run into problems later due to some incompatibility with
+  # mod_wgsi 3.5 (packaged in 64bit Amazon Linux 2017.09 v2.6.1 running Python 3.6). See:
+  # https://serverfault.com/questions/884469/mod-wsgi-call-to-site-addsitedir-failed-on-aws-elastic-beanstalk-python-3/885445
 
 Replace `MY_PROJECT_SLUG` with the value you entered for `project_slug`.
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index addeef31e..1790a0216 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ sh==1.12.14
 binaryornot==0.4.4
 
 # Testing
-pytest==3.3.1
+pytest==3.3.2
 pycodestyle==2.3.1
 pyflakes==1.6.0
 tox==2.9.1
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/README.rst b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/README.rst
index bc3474c4e..d013b71ae 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/README.rst
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/README.rst
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ Email Server
 {% if cookiecutter.use_docker == 'y' %}
 In development, it is often nice to be able to see emails that are being sent from your application. For that reason local SMTP server `MailHog`_ with a web interface is available as docker container.
 
-.. _mailhog: https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog
-
 Container mailhog will start automatically when you will run all docker containers.
 Please check `cookiecutter-django Docker documentation`_ for more details how to start all containers.
 
@@ -88,8 +86,6 @@ With MailHog running, to view messages that are sent by your application, open y
 {% else %}
 In development, it is often nice to be able to see emails that are being sent from your application. If you choose to use `MailHog`_ when generating the project a local SMTP server with a web interface will be available.
 
-.. _mailhog: https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog
-
 To start the service, make sure you have nodejs installed, and then type the following::
 
     $ npm install
@@ -101,6 +97,7 @@ To view messages that are sent by your application, open your browser and go to
 
 The email server will exit when you exit the Grunt task on the CLI with Ctrl+C.
 {% endif %}
+.. _mailhog: https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog
 {% endif %}
 {% if cookiecutter.use_sentry_for_error_reporting == "y" %}
 
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
index 85451a451..97f370b7c 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ django-crispy-forms==1.7.0
 django-model-utils==3.0.0
 
 # Images
-Pillow==4.3.0
+Pillow==5.0.0
 
 # Password storage
 argon2-cffi==16.3.0
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
index f86cae8cc..0f1e286f6 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ django-coverage-plugin==1.5.0
 
 Sphinx==1.6.5
 django-extensions==1.9.8
-Werkzeug==0.13
+Werkzeug==0.14.1
 django-test-plus==1.0.21
 factory-boy==2.9.2
 
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
index 603fdb805..cdc8643aa 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ gunicorn==19.7.1
 
 # Static and Media Storage
 # ------------------------------------------------
-boto3==1.5.6
+boto3==1.5.8
 django-storages==1.6.5
 {% if cookiecutter.use_whitenoise != 'y' -%}
 Collectfast==0.6.0