diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f9df0dd5f6..ef17a958dc 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ raven==5.10.2
 webcolors==1.4
 
 # API requirements
-Django==1.8
+Django==1.11.28
 djangorestframework==3.1.1
 django-cors-headers==1.1.0
 django-rest-swagger==0.3.2