diff --git a/awx/wsgi.py b/awx/wsgi.py
index d351fed217..66bd331b90 100644
--- a/awx/wsgi.py
+++ b/awx/wsgi.py
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ if social_django.__version__ != '2.1.0':
             still works".format(social_django.__version__))
 
 
-if django.__version__ != '1.11.11':
-    raise RuntimeError("Django version other than 1.11.11 detected {}. \
+if django.__version__ != '1.11.16':
+    raise RuntimeError("Django version other than 1.11.16 detected {}. \
             Inherit from WSGIHandler to support short-circuit Django Middleware. \
-            This is known to work for Django 1.11.11 and may not work with other, \
+            This is known to work for Django 1.11.16 and may not work with other, \
             even minor, versions.".format(django.__version__))
 
 
diff --git a/requirements/requirements.in b/requirements/requirements.in
index 79f764e6cf..084e59cb31 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements.in
+++ b/requirements/requirements.in
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ channels==1.1.8
 celery==4.2.1
 daphne==1.3.0   # Last before backwards-incompatible channels 2 upgrade
 decorator==4.2.1
-Django==1.11.11
+Django==1.11.16
 django-auth-ldap==1.2.8
 django-crum==0.7.2
 django-extensions==2.0.0
diff --git a/requirements/requirements.txt b/requirements/requirements.txt
index 24d00e4e2c..3cfac66dea 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements/requirements.txt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ django-radius==1.1.0
 django-solo==1.1.3
 django-split-settings==0.3.0
 django-taggit==0.22.2
-django==1.11.11
+django==1.11.16
 djangorestframework-yaml==1.0.3
 djangorestframework==3.7.7
 enum34==1.1.6             # via cryptography