diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 4374642c9..7317630a1 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pyexcel-ods3==0.4.0
 pytz==2017.2
 six==1.10.0
 gunicorn==19.7.1
-whitenoise==1.0.6  #manages static assets
+whitenoise==3.3.0  #manages static assets
 
 # pin to minor version 3.1.x
 notifications-python-client>=3.1,<3.2