diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index c6a400fe..7797233b 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -33,4 +33,5 @@ gem "wdm", "~> 0.1.1", :platforms => [:mingw, :x64_mingw, :mswin]
 gem "http_parser.rb", "~> 0.6.0", :platforms => [:jruby]
 gem "github-pages", "~> 227", group: :jekyll_plugins
 
-gem "webrick", "~> 1.7"
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+gem "webrick", ">= 2.2.8"
+