diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
index 3831287..716abdd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: 3.10
+        python-version: '3.10'
     - name: build containers
       run: ./build.sh
     - name: Run Django tests
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 0ab49f3..b119ef7 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 bibtexparser==1.2.0
 bleach==3.3.0
-Django>=2.2.18,<3.0
+Django>=3.2.25
 django-extensions==2.1.6
 django-model-utils==3.1.2
 djangorestframework==3.11.2