diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a23b4d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: 'bundler'
+    directory: '/'
+    schedule:
+      interval: 'daily'
diff --git a/rets.gemspec b/rets.gemspec
index f5fda70..34fee7a 100644
--- a/rets.gemspec
+++ b/rets.gemspec
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
     s.specification_version = 4
 
     if Gem::Version.new(Gem::VERSION) >= Gem::Version.new('1.2.0') then
-      s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<httpclient>, ["~> 2.7.0"])
+      s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<httpclient>, ["~> 2.8.0"])
       s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<http-cookie>, ["~> 1.0.0"])
       s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<nokogiri>, ["~> 1.5"])
       s.add_development_dependency(%q<rdoc>, ["~> 4.0"])
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
       s.add_development_dependency(%q<webmock>, ["~> 1.8"])
       s.add_development_dependency(%q<hoe>, ["~> 3.15"])
     else
-      s.add_dependency(%q<httpclient>, ["~> 2.7.0"])
+      s.add_dependency(%q<httpclient>, ["~> 2.8.0"])
       s.add_dependency(%q<http-cookie>, ["~> 1.0.0"])
       s.add_dependency(%q<nokogiri>, ["~> 1.5"])
       s.add_dependency(%q<rdoc>, ["~> 4.0"])
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
       s.add_dependency(%q<hoe>, ["~> 3.15"])
     end
   else
-    s.add_dependency(%q<httpclient>, ["~> 2.7.0"])
+    s.add_dependency(%q<httpclient>, ["~> 2.8.0"])
     s.add_dependency(%q<http-cookie>, ["~> 1.0.0"])
     s.add_dependency(%q<nokogiri>, ["~> 1.5"])
     s.add_dependency(%q<rdoc>, ["~> 4.0"])