diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Pipfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Pipfile
index 17d2e8c5..d0bb3ffe 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Pipfile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Pipfile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ django = "==4.2.16"
 django-environ = "~=0.11.2"
 django-storages = "~=1.14"
 psycopg2 = "<=2.9.9"
-waitress = "~=2.1.2"
+waitress = "~=3.0.1"
 whitenoise = "~=6.7.0"
 djangorestframework = "~=3.15.1"
 django-bootstrap4 = "~=22.1"
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Pipfile.lock b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Pipfile.lock
index 67a05da0..16850905 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Pipfile.lock
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Pipfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "_meta": {
         "hash": {
-            "sha256": "97ad0ca3b8e39c0d58b01b2d5e014f13767f6d78d7abe38323a0342f22556dda"
+            "sha256": "e0bb521cd68e7e8a13c37aa57b8e4bc0d96361513ff8db35dd09e85b989bbcea"
         },
         "pipfile-spec": 6,
         "requires": {
@@ -1221,12 +1221,12 @@
         },
         "waitress": {
             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:7500c9625927c8ec60f54377d590f67b30c8e70ef4b8894214ac6e4cad233d2a",
-                "sha256:780a4082c5fbc0fde6a2fcfe5e26e6efc1e8f425730863c04085769781f51eba"
+                "sha256:26cdbc593093a15119351690752c99adc13cbc6786d75f7b6341d1234a3730ac",
+                "sha256:ef0c1f020d9f12a515c4ec65c07920a702613afcad1dbfdc3bcec256b6c072b3"
             ],
             "index": "pypi",
-            "markers": "python_full_version >= '3.7.0'",
-            "version": "==2.1.2"
+            "markers": "python_full_version >= '3.9.0'",
+            "version": "==3.0.1"
         },
         "whitenoise": {
             "hashes": [