diff --git a/rest-client.gemspec b/rest-client.gemspec
index 44c663f..51347e9 100644
--- a/rest-client.gemspec
+++ b/rest-client.gemspec
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_development_dependency('rubocop')
 
   s.add_dependency('mime-types', '>= 1.16', '< 3.0')
-  s.add_dependency('netrc', '~> 0.7')
+  s.add_dependency('netrc', '~> 0.8')
 
   s.required_ruby_version = '>= 1.9.3'
 end