diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index ae8de1df277..2c6808f46b9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ v 7.6.0
   -
   -
   - In the docker directory is a container template based on the Omnibus packages.
+  - Update Sidekiq to version 2.17.8
   -
   -
 
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 613ef11cf4d..b4ca5969277 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ gem "acts-as-taggable-on"
 # Background jobs
 gem 'slim'
 gem 'sinatra', require: nil
-gem 'sidekiq', '2.17.0'
+gem 'sidekiq', '2.17.8'
 
 # HTTP requests
 gem "httparty"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 7871f49d0bf..4bcb1eb0de5 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ GEM
     coffee-script-source (1.6.3)
     colored (1.2)
     colorize (0.5.8)
-    connection_pool (1.2.0)
+    connection_pool (2.1.0)
     coveralls (0.7.0)
       multi_json (~> 1.3)
       rest-client
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ GEM
     rdoc (3.12.2)
       json (~> 1.4)
     redcarpet (3.1.2)
-    redis (3.0.6)
+    redis (3.1.0)
     redis-actionpack (4.0.0)
       actionpack (~> 4)
       redis-rack (~> 1.5.0)
@@ -410,8 +410,8 @@ GEM
     redis-activesupport (4.0.0)
       activesupport (~> 4)
       redis-store (~> 1.1.0)
-    redis-namespace (1.4.1)
-      redis (~> 3.0.4)
+    redis-namespace (1.5.1)
+      redis (~> 3.0, >= 3.0.4)
     redis-rack (1.5.0)
       rack (~> 1.5)
       redis-store (~> 1.1.0)
@@ -470,12 +470,12 @@ GEM
     sexp_processor (4.4.0)
     shoulda-matchers (2.1.0)
       activesupport (>= 3.0.0)
-    sidekiq (2.17.0)
-      celluloid (>= 0.15.2)
-      connection_pool (>= 1.0.0)
+    sidekiq (2.17.8)
+      celluloid (= 0.15.2)
+      connection_pool (~> 2.0)
       json
-      redis (>= 3.0.4)
-      redis-namespace (>= 1.3.1)
+      redis (~> 3.1)
+      redis-namespace (~> 1.3)
     simple_oauth (0.1.9)
     simplecov (0.9.0)
       docile (~> 1.1.0)
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   semantic-ui-sass (~> 0.16.1.0)
   settingslogic
   shoulda-matchers (~> 2.1.0)
-  sidekiq (= 2.17.0)
+  sidekiq (= 2.17.8)
   simplecov
   sinatra
   six