diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2dc5ed81..55037945 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ html5lib==0.999
 six==1.3.0 #compat
 
 # django
-django>=1.7
+django>=1.7.8
 
 # django apps
 django-treebeard==3.0