diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index c3a01cb5d78..f256eccb905 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ gem 'settingslogic'
 # Misc
 gem "foreman"
 gem "git"
-gem "gitlab_meta"
+gem "gitlab_meta", '2.8'
 
 group :assets do
   gem "sass-rails",   "3.2.5"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index b8bc95c63c5..b2a00118e5d 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ GEM
     gherkin (2.11.0)
       json (>= 1.4.6)
     git (1.2.5)
-    gitlab_meta (2.8.1)
+    gitlab_meta (2.8)
     grape (0.2.1)
       hashie (~> 1.2)
       multi_json
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   ffaker
   foreman
   git
-  gitlab_meta
+  gitlab_meta (= 2.8)
   gitolite!
   grack!
   grape (~> 0.2.1)