diff --git a/faster_path.gemspec b/faster_path.gemspec
index 06b62ca..e27bc47 100644
--- a/faster_path.gemspec
+++ b/faster_path.gemspec
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.require_paths = ['lib']
 
   spec.add_dependency 'bundler', '>= 1.12'
-  spec.add_dependency 'rake', '~> 12.3'
+  spec.add_dependency 'rake', '>= 12.3'
   spec.add_dependency 'thermite', '0.13.0'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'read_source', '~> 0.2.6'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'minitest', '~> 5.11'