diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7cd9bdfa..3b51e344 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def run_tests(self):
     'django-registration-redux==2.4',
     'django-suit==0.2.26',
     'django-timezones==0.2',
-    'djangorestframework==3.6.4',
+    'djangorestframework==3.9.1',
     'docutils==0.14',
     'ebooklib',
     'elasticsearch==1.6.0',