diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2d5d1d0..ade11e3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     keywords='deployment heroku hellowebapp',
     packages=find_packages(exclude=['contrib', 'docs', 'tests*']),
     install_requires = [
-        'waitress==2.0.0',
+        'waitress==3.0.1',
         'dj-database-url==0.5.0',
         'whitenoise==5.2.0',
     ],