diff --git a/compose/django.md b/compose/django.md
index 8c1ffaa34d..64ebef5671 100644
--- a/compose/django.md
+++ b/compose/django.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ and a `docker-compose.yml` file. (You can use either a `.yml` or `.yaml` extensi
 6. Add the required software in the file.
 
         Django>=1.8,<2.0
-        psycopg2
+        psycopg2-binary
 
 7. Save and close the `requirements.txt` file.