diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 9aded4a2..1c60b007 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 source "http://rubygems.org"
 
 group :development do
-  gem 'rake', '~> 0.9'
+  gem 'rake', '~> 12.3'
   gem 'jekyll', '~> 0.12'
   gem 'rdiscount', '~> 1.6.8'
   gem 'pygments.rb', '~> 0.3.4'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index cab250c3..8b8ac777 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ GEM
     rack (1.6.11)
     rack-protection (1.5.5)
       rack
-    rake (0.9.6)
+    rake (12.3.3)
     rb-fsevent (0.9.3)
     rdiscount (1.6.8)
     rubypants (0.2.0)
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   jekyll (~> 0.12)
   liquid (~> 2.3.0)
   pygments.rb (~> 0.3.4)
-  rake (~> 0.9)
+  rake (~> 12.3)
   rb-fsevent (~> 0.9)
   rdiscount (~> 1.6.8)
   rubypants (~> 0.2.0)