diff --git a/requirements/azure.pip b/requirements/azure.pip
index 6c815b04a6..0806815551 100644
--- a/requirements/azure.pip
+++ b/requirements/azure.pip
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ cryptography==43.0.1
     # via
     #   -r requirements/azure.in
     #   azure-storage-blob
-django==4.2.15
+django==4.2.16
     # via
     #   -r requirements/azure.in
     #   django-storages
diff --git a/requirements/base.pip b/requirements/base.pip
index 0d3dfc15c5..0d95aac1ea 100644
--- a/requirements/base.pip
+++ b/requirements/base.pip
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ deprecated==1.2.14
     # via onadata
 dict2xml==1.7.5
     # via onadata
-django==4.2.15
+django==4.2.16
     # via
     #   django-activity-stream
     #   django-cors-headers
diff --git a/requirements/dev.pip b/requirements/dev.pip
index 1e8ace93ef..563d0cbf9e 100644
--- a/requirements/dev.pip
+++ b/requirements/dev.pip
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ dill==0.3.8
     # via pylint
 distlib==0.3.8
     # via virtualenv
-django==4.2.15
+django==4.2.16
     # via
     #   django-activity-stream
     #   django-cors-headers
diff --git a/requirements/s3.pip b/requirements/s3.pip
index d1d9f33bc8..aae75a06ac 100644
--- a/requirements/s3.pip
+++ b/requirements/s3.pip
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ botocore==1.34.134
     # via
     #   boto3
     #   s3transfer
-django==4.2.15
+django==4.2.16
     # via
     #   -r requirements/s3.in
     #   django-storages
diff --git a/requirements/ses.pip b/requirements/ses.pip
index db8fd9ce7b..ccaf28b778 100644
--- a/requirements/ses.pip
+++ b/requirements/ses.pip
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ botocore==1.34.134
     # via
     #   boto3
     #   s3transfer
-django==4.2.15
+django==4.2.16
     # via
     #   -r requirements/ses.in
     #   django-ses
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index d11581959a..f25388659a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ tests_require =
     httmock
     requests-mock
 install_requires =
-    Django>=4.2.15,<5
+    Django>=4.2.16,<5
     django-guardian
     django-registration-redux
     django-templated-email