diff --git a/.github/dependabot_reqs/requirements.txt b/.github/dependabot_reqs/requirements.txt
index 3bc7e3d..222e0de 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot_reqs/requirements.txt
+++ b/.github/dependabot_reqs/requirements.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 # and let dependabot use this file for dependency checks.
 
 Django~=3.2.7
-django-environ~=0.6.0
+django-environ~=0.7.0
 psycopg2-binary~=2.9.1
 pytz>=2021.1
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements.txt
index a8afd92..1a96d6c 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Django~=3.2.7
-django-environ~=0.6.0
+django-environ~=0.7.0
 {% if cookiecutter.database_backend == 'postgres' %}
 # NOTE: if you have trouble installing psycopg2 while developing,
 # consider changing your requirement to use `psycopg2-binary`