diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
index 46c1e79fc4..0aa17a5f92 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 pytz==2022.7.1  # https://github.com/stub42/pytz
-python-slugify==7.0.0  # https://github.com/un33k/python-slugify
+python-slugify==8.0.0  # https://github.com/un33k/python-slugify
 Pillow==9.4.0  # https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
 {%- if cookiecutter.frontend_pipeline == 'Django Compressor' %}
 {%- if cookiecutter.windows == 'y' and cookiecutter.use_docker == 'n' %}