diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index bd06170..6323d16 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ group :test do
   gem "simplecov", require: false
   gem "pry"
 
-  gem "yajl-ruby", "= 1.1.0"
+  gem "yajl-ruby", "1.4.2"
 end
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 2a83c08..d4a4f06 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ GEM
       simplecov-html (~> 0.8.0)
     simplecov-html (0.8.0)
     slop (3.4.6)
-    yajl-ruby (1.1.0)
+    yajl-ruby (1.4.2)
     yard (0.8.7)
 
 PLATFORMS
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rake
   rspec (~> 3.3)
   simplecov
-  yajl-ruby (= 1.1.0)
+  yajl-ruby (= 1.4.2)
   yard