diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 58100a9..30573a6 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ anyjson==0.3.3
 billiard==3.5.0.3
 celery==4.1.0
 confusable-homoglyphs==2.0.2
-Django==1.8.18
+Django<1.9
 django-cors-headers==1.1.0
 django-nvd3==0.9.7
 django-ranged-response==0.2.0