diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/django/1_11.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/django/1_11.nix
index ada73a7e818..ba65297dbb9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/django/1_11.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/django/1_11.nix
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "Django";
-  version = "1.11.13";
+  version = "1.11.15";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "2.7";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "http://www.djangoproject.com/m/releases/1.11/${pname}-${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "19d4c1rlbhmbvbxvskvqjb2aw4dnf2cqi1hhdh11ykdy1a7gxba6";
+    sha256 = "0h2sl02x2mxr3rl3dy750pzm5kvmx77116fys8rrgw164kc3b0mi";
   };
 
   patches = stdenv.lib.optionals withGdal [
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/django/2_0.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/django/2_0.nix
index 3c35b74bab6..0bfe43a20e1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/django/2_0.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/django/2_0.nix
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "Django";
-  version = "2.0.7";
+  version = "2.0.8";
 
   disabled = !isPy3k;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "97886b8a13bbc33bfeba2ff133035d3eca014e2309dff2b6da0bdfc0b8656613";
+    sha256 = "12z3b9v0zl7w9bm5sl7dpkk5w35ypalizfmnaj9jac41k8vfmbk8";
   };
 
   patches = stdenv.lib.optionals withGdal [
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/django/2_1.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/django/2_1.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f63822f363a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/django/2_1.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, substituteAll,
+  isPy3k,
+  geos, gdal, pytz,
+  withGdal ? false
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "Django";
+  version = "2.1";
+
+  disabled = !isPy3k;
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "0dv184lgp7scq8cr4422rrvkd8npyiqww0zw50ygcim5smw6093z";
+  };
+
+  patches = stdenv.lib.optionals withGdal [
+    (substituteAll {
+      src = ./1.10-gis-libs.template.patch;
+      geos = geos;
+      gdal = gdal;
+      extension = stdenv.hostPlatform.extensions.sharedLibrary;
+    })
+  ];
+
+  # patch only $out/bin to avoid problems with starter templates (see #3134)
+  postFixup = ''
+    wrapPythonProgramsIn $out/bin "$out $pythonPath"
+  '';
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ pytz ];
+
+  # too complicated to setup
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "A high-level Python Web framework";
+    homepage = https://www.djangoproject.com/;
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ georgewhewell ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 9f67ee94d05..322f831b4b5 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4581,6 +4581,10 @@ in {
     gdal = self.gdal;
   };
 
+  django_2_1 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/django/2_1.nix {
+    gdal = self.gdal;
+  };
+
   django_1_8 = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "Django-${version}";
     version = "1.8.18";