diff --git a/examples/django/README.rst b/examples/django/README.rst
index e8e091e96..ce4eb5bd9 100644
--- a/examples/django/README.rst
+++ b/examples/django/README.rst
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Running a task
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    $ python ./manage.sh shell
+    $ python ./manage.py shell
     >>> from demoapp.tasks import add, mul, xsum
     >>> res = add.delay(2,3)
     >>> res.get()
diff --git a/examples/django/proj/settings.py b/examples/django/proj/settings.py
index 0fd064aae..ec9f018de 100644
--- a/examples/django/proj/settings.py
+++ b/examples/django/proj/settings.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ CELERY_BROKER_URL = 'amqp://guest:guest@localhost//'
 #: from unwanted access (see userguide/security.html)
 CELERY_ACCEPT_CONTENT = ['json']
 CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND = 'db+sqlite:///results.sqlite'
+CELERY_TASK_SERIALIZER = 'json'
 
 # Django settings for proj project.
 
diff --git a/examples/django/requirements.txt b/examples/django/requirements.txt
index 77a33d8e4..1b5c28af0 100644
--- a/examples/django/requirements.txt
+++ b/examples/django/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-django==1.8.4
+django==1.9.5
 sqlalchemy==1.0.9
+celery>=4.0