diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4b48c20..4674df1 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ setup(name='django-defender',
       include_package_data=True,
       packages=get_packages('defender'),
       package_data=get_package_data('defender'),
-      install_requires=['Django>=1.8,<=1.11', 'redis>=2.10.3,<3.0',
+      install_requires=['Django>=1.8,<1.12', 'redis>=2.10.3,<3.0',
                         'hiredis>=0.2.0,<1.0', 'mockredispy>=2.9.0.11,<3.0'],
       tests_require=['mock', 'mockredispy', 'coverage', 'celery', 'django-redis-cache'],
       )