diff --git a/committee.gemspec b/committee.gemspec
index 85c1f4c6..9a224444 100644
--- a/committee.gemspec
+++ b/committee.gemspec
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   s.add_development_dependency "minitest", "~> 5.3"
   s.add_development_dependency "rack-test", "~> 0.8"
-  s.add_development_dependency "rake", "~> 12.3"
+  s.add_development_dependency "rake", "~> 13.1"
   s.add_development_dependency "rr", "~> 1.1"
   s.add_development_dependency "pry"
   s.add_development_dependency "pry-byebug"