diff --git a/tools/seafile-admin b/tools/seafile-admin
index 5e3658b..2fc2c08 100755
--- a/tools/seafile-admin
+++ b/tools/seafile-admin
@@ -518,10 +518,10 @@ def init_seahub():
 
 
 def check_django_version():
-    '''Requires django 1.8'''
+    '''Requires django 1.11 or later'''
     import django
-    if django.VERSION[0] != 1 or django.VERSION[1] != 8:
-        error('Django 1.8 is required')
+    if django.VERSION[0] != 1 or django.VERSION[1] < 11:
+        error('Django 1.11+ is required')
     del django