diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.txt b/CONTRIBUTORS.txt
index 7a43403f..249f93d0 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.txt
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.txt
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Alberto Sanchez / @alb3rto
 Eyad Al Sibai / @eyadsibai
 Chris Franklin
 Benjamin Abel
+Felipe Arruda / @arruda
 
 * Possesses commit rights
 
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/setup.py b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/setup.py
index cf0b01b2..8a7a51b5 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/setup.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/setup.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ setup(
     ],
     include_package_data=True,
     install_requires=[
-        'Django>=1.6.5',
+        'Django>=1.7.1',
     ],
     zip_safe=False,
     scripts=['{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/manage.py'],