diff --git a/git-contributors.gemspec b/git-contributors.gemspec
index ca4151c..c503397 100644
--- a/git-contributors.gemspec
+++ b/git-contributors.gemspec
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.require_paths = ["lib"]
 
   spec.add_development_dependency "bundler", "~> 1.5"
-  spec.add_development_dependency "rake", "~> 10"
+  spec.add_development_dependency "rake", "~> 12", ">= 12.3.3"
 
   spec.add_dependency 'diffy', '~> 3.0'
   spec.add_dependency 'inquirer', '~> 0'