diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/requirements/base.txt b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/requirements/base.txt
index 6e492edc..99b2007c 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/requirements/base.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Bleeding edge Django
-django==1.6.6
+django==1.7
 
 # Configuration
 django-configurations==0.8