diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/requirements/production.txt b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/requirements/production.txt
index b64f3dd7..b262cbf0 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/requirements/production.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/requirements/production.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ psycopg2==2.6.1
 
 # WSGI Handler
 # ------------------------------------------------
-gevent==1.0.2
+gevent==1.1rc1
 gunicorn==19.3.0
 
 # Static and Media Storage