diff --git a/activesupport/activesupport.gemspec b/activesupport/activesupport.gemspec
index 673ed59749..72cd995f02 100644
--- a/activesupport/activesupport.gemspec
+++ b/activesupport/activesupport.gemspec
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   s.add_dependency "i18n",            ">= 1.6", "< 2"
   s.add_dependency "tzinfo",          "~> 2.0"
-  s.add_dependency "minitest",        "~> 5.1"
   s.add_dependency "concurrent-ruby", "~> 1.0", ">= 1.0.2"
   s.add_dependency "zeitwerk",        "~> 2.3"
+  s.add_dependency "minitest",        ">= 5.1"
 end