diff --git a/account_kit.gemspec b/account_kit.gemspec
index 832b857..0518ead 100644
--- a/account_kit.gemspec
+++ b/account_kit.gemspec
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.require_paths = ["lib"]
 
   spec.add_development_dependency "bundler", "~> 1.11"
-  spec.add_development_dependency "rake", "~> 10.0"
+  spec.add_development_dependency "rake", "~> 12.3"
   spec.add_development_dependency "rspec", "~> 3.0"
 end