diff --git a/fernet_fields/fields.py b/fernet_fields/fields.py
index 43569dd..c2d45c1 100644
--- a/fernet_fields/fields.py
+++ b/fernet_fields/fields.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.exceptions import FieldError, ImproperlyConfigured
 from django.db import models
-from django.utils.encoding import force_bytes, force_text
+from django.utils.encoding import force_bytes, force_str
 from django.utils.functional import cached_property
 
 from . import hkdf
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def get_db_prep_save(self, value, connection):
     def from_db_value(self, value, expression, connection, *args):
         if value is not None:
             value = bytes(value)
-            return self.to_python(force_text(self.fernet.decrypt(value)))
+            return self.to_python(force_str(self.fernet.decrypt(value)))
 
     @cached_property
     def validators(self):