diff --git a/requirements-app.txt b/requirements-app.txt
index 13be9f2b9..adfd380de 100644
--- a/requirements-app.txt
+++ b/requirements-app.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pyexcel-xlsx==0.5.6
 pyexcel-ods3==0.5.3
 pytz==2018.7
 gunicorn==19.7.1  # >19.8 stops eventlet workers after a timeout
-whitenoise==4.1.1  #manages static assets
+whitenoise==4.1.2  #manages static assets
 eventlet==0.24.1
 notifications-python-client==5.2.0
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d1885ed8d..bb26e72b2 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pyexcel-xlsx==0.5.6
 pyexcel-ods3==0.5.3
 pytz==2018.7
 gunicorn==19.7.1  # >19.8 stops eventlet workers after a timeout
-whitenoise==4.1.1  #manages static assets
+whitenoise==4.1.2  #manages static assets
 eventlet==0.24.1
 notifications-python-client==5.2.0