diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 3f507cde7b..bbb9e60dbd 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Evennia dependencies, for Linux/Mac platforms
 
-django > 1.9, < 1.11
+django > 1.10, < 2.0
 twisted >= 16.0.0
 mock >= 1.0.1
 pillow == 2.9.0