diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
index 4c66854a..0347ef08 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 pytz==2021.1  # https://github.com/stub42/pytz
-python-slugify==4.0.1  # https://github.com/un33k/python-slugify
+python-slugify==5.0.2  # https://github.com/un33k/python-slugify
 Pillow==8.2.0  # https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
 {%- if cookiecutter.use_compressor == "y" %}
 {%- if cookiecutter.windows == 'y' and cookiecutter.use_docker == 'n' %}