diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index ce10b1f0..9a2fafc6 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 source 'http://rubygems.org'
 
 # for running anything
-gem 'rake'
+gem 'rake', '>= 12.3.3'
 
 # for running the server
 gem "eventmachine", "1.0.0.rc.4"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index fa6b3341..49b29bba 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ GEM
     multi_json (1.3.6)
     rack (1.4.1)
     rainbow (1.1.4)
-    rake (0.9.2.2)
+    rake (13.0.1)
     rb-fchange (0.0.5)
       ffi
     rb-fsevent (0.9.1)
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   jasmine
   jasmine-headless-webkit
   rack
-  rake
+  rake (>= 12.3.3)
   sass
   thin
+
+BUNDLED WITH
+   1.17.3