diff --git a/plivo.gemspec b/plivo.gemspec
index a80ca7ea..dae7f350 100644
--- a/plivo.gemspec
+++ b/plivo.gemspec
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
 
   spec.required_ruby_version = '>= 2.0.0'
 
-  spec.add_dependency 'faraday', '~> 1.0.1'
-  spec.add_dependency 'faraday_middleware', '~> 1.0.0'
+  spec.add_dependency 'faraday', '~> 1.8'
+  spec.add_dependency 'faraday_middleware', '~> 1.2'
   spec.add_dependency 'htmlentities'
   spec.add_dependency 'jwt'