diff --git a/ssh_scan.gemspec b/ssh_scan.gemspec
index d0a6a969..d83fb709 100644
--- a/ssh_scan.gemspec
+++ b/ssh_scan.gemspec
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   s.add_dependency('bindata', '2.4.3')
   s.add_dependency('netaddr', '1.5.1')
-  s.add_dependency('net-ssh', '5.0.2')
+  s.add_dependency('net-ssh', '5.2.0')
   s.add_dependency('sshkey')
   s.add_development_dependency('pry', '0.11.3')
   s.add_development_dependency('rspec', '3.7.0')