diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Pipfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Pipfile
index 1d0795be..59a7eb62 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Pipfile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Pipfile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ django = "==3.2.24"
 django-environ = "~=0.11.2"
 django-storages = "~=1.14"
 psycopg2 = "<=2.9"
-waitress = "~=2.1.2"
+waitress = "~=3.0.0"
 whitenoise = "~=6.0.0"
 djangorestframework = "~=3.14.0"
 django-bootstrap4 = "~=22.1"
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Pipfile.lock b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Pipfile.lock
index a229a1af..c1282415 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Pipfile.lock
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Pipfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "_meta": {
         "hash": {
-            "sha256": "131daa370503ae30fc8d9306367e47a8334b8b3457d0864c34a0fa4795fce25a"
+            "sha256": "f35929d7c771491ea62174b8b8cd165dccf96aac203473f190a37c4c0933b031"
         },
         "pipfile-spec": 6,
         "requires": {
@@ -1231,12 +1231,12 @@
         },
         "waitress": {
             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:7500c9625927c8ec60f54377d590f67b30c8e70ef4b8894214ac6e4cad233d2a",
-                "sha256:780a4082c5fbc0fde6a2fcfe5e26e6efc1e8f425730863c04085769781f51eba"
+                "sha256:005da479b04134cdd9dd602d1ee7c49d79de0537610d653674cc6cbde222b8a1",
+                "sha256:2a06f242f4ba0cc563444ca3d1998959447477363a2d7e9b8b4d75d35cfd1669"
             ],
             "index": "pypi",
-            "markers": "python_full_version >= '3.7.0'",
-            "version": "==2.1.2"
+            "markers": "python_full_version >= '3.8.0'",
+            "version": "==3.0.0"
         },
         "whitenoise": {
             "hashes": [