diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 08e465f..a964792 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ PLATFORMS
 
 DEPENDENCIES
   mspec (~> 1.9)
-  rake (~> 10)
+  rake (>= 12.3.3)
 
 BUNDLED WITH
    1.11.2
diff --git a/rubinius-ast.gemspec b/rubinius-ast.gemspec
index d0ca373..85aa1b7 100644
--- a/rubinius-ast.gemspec
+++ b/rubinius-ast.gemspec
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.require_paths = ["lib"]
 
   spec.add_development_dependency "bundler", "~> 1.3"
-  spec.add_development_dependency "rake", "~> 10.0"
+  spec.add_development_dependency "rake", ">= 12.3.3"
 end