diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 6c85411326..78cfa6806b 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ GEM
     rake (13.0.3)
     regexp_parser (2.1.1)
     rexml (3.2.5)
-    rubocop (1.17.0)
+    rubocop (1.18.1)
       parallel (~> 1.10)
       parser (>= 3.0.0.0)
       rainbow (>= 2.2.2, < 4.0)
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   minitest (= 5.14.4)
   pry (= 0.14.1)
   rake (= 13.0.3)
-  rubocop (= 1.17.0)
+  rubocop (= 1.18.1)
   simplecov (= 0.17.1, < 0.18)
   test-unit (= 3.4.4)
   timecop (= 0.9.4)
diff --git a/faker.gemspec b/faker.gemspec
index 3d52d0cd62..645abab876 100644
--- a/faker.gemspec
+++ b/faker.gemspec
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_development_dependency('minitest', '5.14.4')
   spec.add_development_dependency('pry', '0.14.1')
   spec.add_development_dependency('rake', '13.0.3')
-  spec.add_development_dependency('rubocop', '1.17.0')
+  spec.add_development_dependency('rubocop', '1.18.1')
   # Workaround for cc-test-reporter with SimpleCov 0.18.
   # Stop upgrading SimpleCov until the following issue will be resolved.
   # https://github.com/codeclimate/test-reporter/issues/418