diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 598e1364..af764182 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ rollbar==1.0.0
 # web server
 
 gunicorn==23.0.0
-whitenoise==6.7.0
+whitenoise==6.8.1
 
 # dev dependencies