diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 89628275..3c673660 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def apply_spec_defaults(s)
   s.files = `git ls-files`.split("\n")
   s.test_files = `git ls-files -- test/*`.split("\n")
   s.add_dependency('coderay', '~> 1.0.5')
-  s.add_dependency('slop', ['>= 2.4.3', '< 3'])
+  s.add_dependency('slop', ['>= 2.4.4', '< 3'])
   s.add_dependency('method_source','~> 0.7')
   s.add_development_dependency('bacon', '~> 1.1')
   s.add_development_dependency('open4', '~> 1.3')