diff --git a/mini_racer.gemspec b/mini_racer.gemspec
index de852cb..9021311 100644
--- a/mini_racer.gemspec
+++ b/mini_racer.gemspec
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.require_paths = ["lib"]
 
   spec.add_development_dependency "bundler"
-  spec.add_development_dependency "rake", "~> 10.0"
+  spec.add_development_dependency "rake", ">= 12.3.3"
   spec.add_development_dependency "minitest", "~> 5.0"
   spec.add_development_dependency "rake-compiler"