diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index bba5c7209c..143ff786ba 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Evennia dependencies, for Linux/Mac platforms
 
-django >= 1.7, < 1.8
+django >= 1.8, < 1.9
 twisted >= 12.0
 mock >= 1.0.1
 pillow
diff --git a/win_requirements.txt b/win_requirements.txt
index 497f276804..9133fffe03 100644
--- a/win_requirements.txt
+++ b/win_requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # windows specific 
 pypiwin32
 # general 
-django >= 1.7
+django >= 1.8, < 1.9
 twisted >= 12.0
 mock >= 1.0.1
 pillow