diff --git a/activerecord/activerecord.gemspec b/activerecord/activerecord.gemspec
index 204cddde47..c84a3ac5a9 100644
--- a/activerecord/activerecord.gemspec
+++ b/activerecord/activerecord.gemspec
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   s.add_dependency('activesupport', '= 3.0.pre')
   s.add_dependency('activemodel',   '= 3.0.pre')
-  s.add_dependency('arel',          '~> 0.1.1')
+  s.add_dependency('arel',          '= 0.2.pre')
 
   s.require_path = 'lib'
   s.autorequire = 'active_record'