diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b119f6c9a6..c9876c9447 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def read(fname):
         "omero-py>=5.7.0",
         # minimum requirements for `omero web start`
         "concurrent-log-handler>=0.9.20",
-        "Django>=3.2.18,<4.0",
+        "Django==3.2.18,<4.0",
         "django-pipeline==2.0.7",
         "django-cors-headers==3.7.0",
         "whitenoise>=5.3.0",