diff --git a/publify_textfilter_code.gemspec b/publify_textfilter_code.gemspec
index 0ddaf02..1ec5a50 100644
--- a/publify_textfilter_code.gemspec
+++ b/publify_textfilter_code.gemspec
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_development_dependency "rubocop-rspec", "~> 3.7.0"
   s.add_development_dependency "rubocop-rspec_rails", "~> 2.31.0"
   s.add_development_dependency "simplecov", "~> 0.22.0"
-  s.add_development_dependency "sqlite3", "~> 1.4"
+  s.add_development_dependency "sqlite3", "~> 2.8"
   s.metadata["rubygems_mfa_required"] = "true"
 end