diff --git a/jemoji.gemspec b/jemoji.gemspec
index a3138c9..2b08688 100644
--- a/jemoji.gemspec
+++ b/jemoji.gemspec
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.required_ruby_version = ">= 2.4.0"
 
   s.add_dependency "gemoji", ">= 3", "< 5"
-  s.add_dependency "html-pipeline", "~> 2.2"
+  s.add_dependency "html-pipeline", ">= 2.2", "< 4.0"
   s.add_dependency "jekyll", ">= 3.0", "< 5.0"
 
   s.add_development_dependency "bundler"