diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2099d53..c9ddf9c 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ billiard==3.5.0.2
 celery==4.0.2
 decorator==4.0.11
 dj-database-url==0.4.0
-Django==1.8.7
+Django==2.2.28
 django-basic-authentication-decorator==0.9
 django-cache-url==1.2.0
 django-celery-beat==1.0.1
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e4c5264..f98a056 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def read(*rnames):
         'amqplib',
         'arcrest',
         'celery',
-        'Django>=1.8, <1.9a0',
+        'Django>=1.8, <2.3',
         'django-debug-toolbar',
         'django-pagination',
         'django-taggit',