diff --git a/evennia/server/evennia_launcher.py b/evennia/server/evennia_launcher.py
index d0733e3e06..a1faf37ad6 100644
--- a/evennia/server/evennia_launcher.py
+++ b/evennia/server/evennia_launcher.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ PORTAL_PY_FILE = None
 PYTHON_MIN = '2.7'
 TWISTED_MIN = '15.2.1'
 DJANGO_MIN = '1.8'
-DJANGO_REC = '1.8'
+DJANGO_REC = '1.9'
 
 sys.path[1] = EVENNIA_ROOT
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 05d2c95745..9b137123c3 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Evennia dependencies, for Linux/Mac platforms
 
-django >= 1.8, < 2.0
+django >= 1.8, < 1.10
 twisted >= 15.2.1
 mock >= 1.0.1
 pillow == 2.9.0
diff --git a/win_requirements.txt b/win_requirements.txt
index 90798c1f86..237bb88c2c 100644
--- a/win_requirements.txt
+++ b/win_requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # windows specific 
 pypiwin32
 # general 
-django >= 1.8, < 1.9
+django >= 1.8, < 1.10
 twisted >= 15.2.1
 mock >= 1.0.1
 pillow == 2.9.0