diff --git a/ircp.gemspec b/ircp.gemspec
index 2841f89..e65aca5 100644
--- a/ircp.gemspec
+++ b/ircp.gemspec
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |gem|
   gem.version       = Ircp::VERSION
 
   gem.add_dependency 'treetop', '>= 1.4.10'
-  gem.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 0.9.2'
+  gem.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 12.3.3'
   gem.add_development_dependency 'rspec', '~> 2.10.0'
 end