diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 9ed6466..3f95e6e 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 # place general project gems in this section (alphabetical order) ____________
 gem 'git', '~> 1.3.0'     # git management
 gem 'github_changelog_generator', '~> 1.13.1'
-gem 'rake', '~> 11.2.2'
+gem 'rake', '~> 12.3.3'
 gem 'version', '~> 1.0.0' # version management gem
 
 
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index cdec147..cb41b74 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ GEM
       multi_xml (~> 0.5)
       rack (>= 1.2, < 3)
     rack (2.0.1)
-    rake (11.2.2)
+    rake (12.3.3)
     thread_safe (0.3.5)
     version (1.0.0)
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ PLATFORMS
 DEPENDENCIES
   git (~> 1.3.0)
   github_changelog_generator (~> 1.13.1)
-  rake (~> 11.2.2)
+  rake (~> 12.3.3)
   version (~> 1.0.0)
 
 BUNDLED WITH