diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6777c5ffc..8da1cb646 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ django-haystack==2.8.1
 django-import-export==1.0.1
 django-reversion==2.0.13
 django-timezone-field==3.0
-djangorestframework==3.8.2
+djangorestframework==3.9.1
 et-xmlfile==1.0.1
 future==0.15.2
 gevent==1.3.7