diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/admin/options.py b/django/contrib/gis/admin/options.py
index 2385efd79ed..6f88976819f 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/admin/options.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/admin/options.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class GeoModelAdmin(ModelAdmin):
     map_height = 400
     map_srid = 4326
     map_template = 'gis/admin/openlayers.html'
-    openlayers_url = 'http://openlayers.org/api/2.11/OpenLayers.js'
+    openlayers_url = 'http://openlayers.org/api/2.13/OpenLayers.js'
     point_zoom = num_zoom - 6
     wms_url = 'http://vmap0.tiles.osgeo.org/wms/vmap0'
     wms_layer = 'basic'
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/forms/widgets.py b/django/contrib/gis/forms/widgets.py
index 909684ef9c4..e8322b950c3 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/forms/widgets.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/forms/widgets.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class OpenLayersWidget(BaseGeometryWidget):
     template_name = 'gis/openlayers.html'
     class Media:
         js = (
-            'http://openlayers.org/api/2.11/OpenLayers.js',
+            'http://openlayers.org/api/2.13/OpenLayers.js',
             'gis/js/OLMapWidget.js',
         )
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class OSMWidget(BaseGeometryWidget):
 
     class Media:
         js = (
-            'http://openlayers.org/api/2.11/OpenLayers.js',
+            'http://openlayers.org/api/2.13/OpenLayers.js',
             'http://www.openstreetmap.org/openlayers/OpenStreetMap.js',
             'gis/js/OLMapWidget.js',
         )
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.7.txt b/docs/releases/1.7.txt
index eeec24842e2..52f9eb0d432 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.7.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/1.7.txt
@@ -186,6 +186,12 @@ Minor features
   ``html_email_template_name`` parameter used to send a multipart HTML email
   for password resets.
 
+:mod:`django.contrib.gis`
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+* The default OpenLayers library version included in widgets has been updated
+  from 2.11 to 2.13.
+
 :mod:`django.contrib.messages`
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^