diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Pipfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Pipfile
index bea2657d..2215111d 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Pipfile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Pipfile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ python_version = "3.9"
 cryptography = "~=44.0.2"
 django = "==4.2.20"
 "boto3" = "~=1.35.55"
-django-environ = "~=0.11.2"
+django-environ = "~=0.12.0"
 django-storages = "~=1.14"
 psycopg2 = "<=2.9.9"
 waitress = "~=3.0.2"
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Pipfile.lock b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Pipfile.lock
index 1809551f..e41f8e25 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Pipfile.lock
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Pipfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "_meta": {
         "hash": {
-            "sha256": "e49809d3884589c21349fbb5f3e0c8926e11eeaa8fae1e0d1a0b2a2b47c9881d"
+            "sha256": "4de24750caad70ccd8a5d8dbf8830bd8199fc0dcb79b84781823f61885b4c942"
         },
         "pipfile-spec": 6,
         "requires": {
@@ -372,12 +372,12 @@
         },
         "django-environ": {
             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:0ff95ab4344bfeff693836aa978e6840abef2e2f1145adff7735892711590c05",
-                "sha256:f32a87aa0899894c27d4e1776fa6b477e8164ed7f6b3e410a62a6d72caaf64be"
+                "sha256:227dc891453dd5bde769c3449cf4a74b6f2ee8f7ab2361c93a07068f4179041a",
+                "sha256:92fb346a158abda07ffe6eb23135ce92843af06ecf8753f43adf9d2366dcc0ca"
             ],
             "index": "pypi",
-            "markers": "python_version >= '3.6' and python_version < '4'",
-            "version": "==0.11.2"
+            "markers": "python_version >= '3.9' and python_version < '4'",
+            "version": "==0.12.0"
         },
         "django-extensions": {
             "hashes": [