diff --git a/dbtemplates/migrations/0003_alter_template_id.py b/dbtemplates/migrations/0003_alter_template_id.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b95a36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dbtemplates/migrations/0003_alter_template_id.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.23 on 2025-07-28 13:34
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("dbtemplates", "0002_alter_template_creation_date_and_more"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="template",
+            name="id",
+            field=models.BigAutoField(
+                auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name="ID"
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/dbtemplates/models.py b/dbtemplates/models.py
index aa87dcb..931fbf0 100644
--- a/dbtemplates/models.py
+++ b/dbtemplates/models.py
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ class Template(models.Model):
     Defines a template model for use with the database template loader.
     The field ``name`` is the equivalent to the filename of a static template.
     """
-    id = models.AutoField(primary_key=True, verbose_name=_('ID'),
-                          serialize=False, auto_created=True)
+    id = models.BigAutoField(primary_key=True, verbose_name=_('ID'),
+                             serialize=False, auto_created=True)
     name = models.CharField(_('name'), max_length=100,
                             help_text=_("Example: 'flatpages/default.html'"))
     content = models.TextField(_('content'), blank=True)