diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index b0bdd5d5..d52a011d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ Changed
 Fixed
 -----
 
+- **General**
+    - Upgrade minimum Django version to v4.2.16 (#1481)
 - **Bgjobs**
     - Non-migrated changes reported by squashed migrations (#1475)
 - **Projectroles**
diff --git a/docs/source/major_changes.rst b/docs/source/major_changes.rst
index 22f56ed2..6fb9ed39 100644
--- a/docs/source/major_changes.rst
+++ b/docs/source/major_changes.rst
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ Release Highlights
 - Fix remote sync crash on updating user with additional email
 - General bug fixes and minor updates
 
+Breaking Changes
+================
+
+System Prerequisites
+--------------------
+
+The minimum Django version has been bumped to v4.2.16.
+
 
 v1.0.1 (2024-08-08)
 *******************
diff --git a/requirements/base.txt b/requirements/base.txt
index a8db904a..73f714f3 100644
--- a/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/base.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ setuptools>=70.0.0, <70.1
 packaging>=23.2, <24.0
 
 # Django
-django>=4.2.15, <5.0
+django>=4.2.16, <5.0
 
 # Configuration
 django-environ>=0.11.2, <0.12