diff --git a/paper_trail.gemspec b/paper_trail.gemspec
index fc214bf3..30ed6506 100644
--- a/paper_trail.gemspec
+++ b/paper_trail.gemspec
@@ -63,10 +63,7 @@ has been destroyed.
   # subset (e.g. actionpack only) are unclear.
   s.add_development_dependency "rails", ::PaperTrail::Compatibility::ACTIVERECORD_GTE
 
-  # rake <= 13.0.3 temporarily, because of
-  # https://github.com/thoughtbot/appraisal/pull/184
-  s.add_development_dependency "rake", "~> 13.0", "<= 13.0.3"
-
+  s.add_development_dependency "rake", "~> 13.0"
   s.add_development_dependency "rspec-rails", "~> 5.0.1"
   s.add_development_dependency "rubocop", "~> 1.17.0"
   s.add_development_dependency "rubocop-rails", "~> 2.10.1"