diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 44b7d53b1d5..5529e11a961 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 source 'http://rubygems.org'
 
-gem 'json'
+gem 'json', '>= 2.3.0'
 gem 'sqlite3'
 # Gems used only for assets and not required
 # in production environments by default.