diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5696ad41..4ae488ac 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ appdirs==1.4.0
 astroid==1.4.9
 dj-database-url==0.4.2
 Django==1.10.5
-djangorestframework==3.5.3
+djangorestframework==3.9.1
 gunicorn==19.6.0
 isort==4.2.5
 lazy-object-proxy==1.2.2