updates

project_name/settings.py

@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ Django settings for {{ project_name }} project on Heroku. Fore more info, see:
 https://github.com/heroku/heroku-django-template
 
 For more information on this file, see
-https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.8/topics/settings/
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.9/topics/settings/
 
 For the full list of settings and their values, see
-https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.8/ref/settings/
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.9/ref/settings/
 """
 
 import os
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 
 
 # Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
-# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.8/howto/deployment/checklist/
+# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.9/howto/deployment/checklist/
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
 SECRET_KEY = "{{ secret_key }}"
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ WSGI_APPLICATION = '{{ project_name}}.wsgi.application'
 
 
 # Database
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.8/ref/settings/#databases
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.9/ref/settings/#databases
 
 DATABASES = {
     'default': {
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ DATABASES = {
 }
 
 # Internationalization
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.8/topics/i18n/
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.9/topics/i18n/
 
 LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
 TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'
@@ -88,12 +88,9 @@ USE_I18N = True
 USE_L10N = True
 USE_TZ = True
 
-
-# Parse database configuration from $DATABASE_URL
-DATABASES['default'] = dj_database_url.config()
-
-# Enable Persistent Connections
-DATABASES['default']['CONN_MAX_AGE'] = 500
+# Update database configuration with $DATABASE_URL.
+db_from_env = dj_database_url.config(conn_max_age=500)
+DATABASES['default'].update(db_from_env)
 
 # Honor the 'X-Forwarded-Proto' header for request.is_secure()
 SECURE_PROXY_SSL_HEADER = ('HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO', 'https')
@@ -102,7 +99,7 @@ SECURE_PROXY_SSL_HEADER = ('HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO', 'https')
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['*']
 
 # Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/howto/static-files/
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.9/howto/static-files/
 
 BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 STATIC_ROOT = 'staticfiles'

requirements.txt

-dj-database-url==0.3.0
-Django==1.9.1
+dj-database-url==0.4.0
+Django==1.9.2
 gunicorn==19.4.5
 psycopg2==2.6.1
 whitenoise==2.0.6