diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
index 3df7c566..e8ad6018 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 -r base.txt
 
 gunicorn==20.1.0  # https://github.com/benoitc/gunicorn
-psycopg2==2.8.6  # https://github.com/psycopg/psycopg2
+psycopg2==2.9.1  # https://github.com/psycopg/psycopg2
 {%- if cookiecutter.use_whitenoise == 'n' %}
 Collectfast==2.2.0  # https://github.com/antonagestam/collectfast
 {%- endif %}