diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 42982ef7..6b77031b 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ gem "crass", "~>1.0.2"
 gem "rake", "~>12.3", :group => [:development, :test]
 gem "minitest", "~>2.2", :group => [:development, :test]
 gem "rr", "~>1.2.0", :group => [:development, :test]
-gem "json", "~>2.2.0", :group => [:development, :test]
+gem "json", "~>2.3.0", :group => [:development, :test]
 gem "hoe-gemspec", "~>1.0", :group => [:development, :test]
 gem "hoe-debugging", "~>2.0", :group => [:development, :test]
 gem "hoe-bundler", "~>1.5", :group => [:development, :test]
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index c54c054d..7ae34896 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Hoe.spec "loofah" do
   extra_dev_deps << ["rake", "~> 12.3"]
   extra_dev_deps << ["minitest", "~>2.2"]
   extra_dev_deps << ["rr", "~>1.2.0"]
-  extra_dev_deps << ["json", "~> 2.2.0"]
+  extra_dev_deps << ["json", "~> 2.3.0"]
   extra_dev_deps << ["hoe-gemspec", "~> 1.0"]
   extra_dev_deps << ["hoe-debugging", "~> 2.0"]
   extra_dev_deps << ["hoe-bundler", "~> 1.5"]