diff --git a/api/requirements/base.txt b/api/requirements/base.txt
index 6fd74ae87..9053bdd3a 100644
--- a/api/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/api/requirements/base.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Bleeding edge Django
-django>=3.0.3,<3.1
+django>=3.0.3,<3.1; python_version > '3.5'
+django>=2.2,<3; python_version < '3.6'
 setuptools>=36
 # Configuration
 django-environ>=0.4,<0.5