diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1c52f5e7..71e4f563 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ maintainers = [
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 
 dependencies = [
-    "Django==3.0",
+    "Django==4.2.16",
     # Creates REST APIs
     "djangorestframework",
     # locks down access to api endpoints
diff --git a/requirements/common.txt b/requirements/common.txt
index d65ab2cf..3cc4c430 100644
--- a/requirements/common.txt
+++ b/requirements/common.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Django==3.0
+Django==4.2.16
 # Creates REST APIs
 djangorestframework
 # Used for DRF filtering