diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 32bf0af..6805ec9 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ gem 'rpx_now', '~> 0.6.23'
 gem 'timeline_fu', '~> 0.3.0'
 gem 'treetop-dcf', '~> 0.2.1'
 gem 'will_paginate', '~> 2.3.15'
-gem 'yajl-ruby', '~> 0.7.8', :require => 'yajl'
+gem 'yajl-ruby', '~> 1.4.2', :require => 'yajl'
 
 group :development, :test do
   gem 'rspec-rails', '~> 1.3.4'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index d72efec..21858d7 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ GEM
       rack-test (>= 0.5.3)
     will_paginate (2.3.15)
     wirble (0.1.3)
-    yajl-ruby (0.7.9)
+    yajl-ruby (1.4.2)
 
 PLATFORMS
   ruby
@@ -164,4 +164,4 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   webrat (~> 0.7.2)
   will_paginate (~> 2.3.15)
   wirble
-  yajl-ruby (~> 0.7.8)
+  yajl-ruby (~> 1.4.2)