diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/app_base.rb b/railties/lib/rails/generators/app_base.rb
index 7e3560d9d2..8782a85391 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/app_base.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/app_base.rb
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ module Rails
       def assets_gemfile_entry
         return [] if options[:skip_sprockets]
 
-        GemfileEntry.version("sass-rails", "~> 5", "Use SCSS for stylesheets")
+        GemfileEntry.version("sass-rails", ">= 5", "Use SCSS for stylesheets")
       end
 
       def webpacker_gemfile_entry