diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 91d6c5edd..719f99917 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -e ../tools #egg=code-review-tools
-Django==2.2.6
+Django==2.2.8
 dj-database-url==0.5.0
 djangorestframework==3.10.3
 django-cors-headers==3.1.1