diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 78bda3e0..7bbfde0b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # pip requirements file for MARCO
 Distribute
-django==1.4
+django==2.2.24
 madrona
 simplejson
 django-redis