diff --git a/src/requirements/production.txt b/src/requirements/production.txt
index 0f965ad12..cd0559267 100644
--- a/src/requirements/production.txt
+++ b/src/requirements/production.txt
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ chardet<3.1.0,>=3.0.2
 mt-940==3.2
 vobject==0.9.*
 pycountry
-django-countries>=6.0
+django-countries>=7.2
 pyuca  # for better sorting of country names in django-countries
 defusedcsv>=1.1.0
 vat_moss_forked==2020.3.20.0.11.0
diff --git a/src/setup.py b/src/setup.py
index 375bf4328..f46054b24 100644
--- a/src/setup.py
+++ b/src/setup.py
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ setup(
         'tqdm==4.*',
         'vobject==0.9.*',
         'pycountry',
-        'django-countries>=6.0',
+        'django-countries>=7.2',
         'pyuca',
         'defusedcsv>=1.1.0',
         'vat_moss_forked==2020.3.20.0.11.0',