diff --git a/requirements/edx/base.txt b/requirements/edx/base.txt
index 6c9d452cec..fd78a233ca 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/base.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ django-method-override==0.1.0
 # We need a fix to DRF 3.2.x, for now use it from our own cherry-picked repo
 #djangorestframework>=3.1,<3.2
 git+https://github.com/edx/django-rest-framework.git@3c72cb5ee5baebc4328947371195eae2077197b0#egg=djangorestframework==3.2.3
-django==1.8.7
+django==1.8.9
 djangorestframework-jwt==1.7.2
 edx-opaque-keys==0.2.1
 edx-organizations==0.3.1