diff --git a/edx_specs/Gemfile.lock b/edx_specs/Gemfile.lock
index bb406288977..5737c902dc5 100644
--- a/edx_specs/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/edx_specs/Gemfile.lock
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ GEM
     ffi (1.1.5)
     http_parser.rb (0.5.3)
     i18n (0.6.0)
-    json (1.7.4)
+    json (2.3.0)
     launchy (2.1.1)
       addressable (~> 2.3)
     libwebsocket (0.1.5)