diff --git a/gds-api-adapters.gemspec b/gds-api-adapters.gemspec
index 94939484..c0db0d20 100644
--- a/gds-api-adapters.gemspec
+++ b/gds-api-adapters.gemspec
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_development_dependency "pact-mock_service", "~> 3.10"
   s.add_development_dependency "rack-test"
   s.add_development_dependency "rake"
-  s.add_development_dependency "rubocop-govuk", "4.16.0"
+  s.add_development_dependency "rubocop-govuk", "4.16.1"
   s.add_development_dependency "simplecov", "~> 0.21"
   s.add_development_dependency "timecop", "~> 0.9"
   s.add_development_dependency "webmock", "~> 3.17"