diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index b1ff9dd..3a00795 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
 gem "bundler"
 gem "guard-cucumber"
-gem "json", "~> 1.7.7"
+gem "json", "~> 2.3.1"
 gem "rake"
 gem "rb-fsevent", :require => false if RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /darwin/i
 
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 5e943f3..86ce7d0 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ GEM
       guard (>= 1.1.0)
     i18n (1.7.0)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
-    json (1.7.7)
+    json (2.3.1)
     listen (0.7.3)
     lumberjack (1.0.3)
     method_source (0.8.1)
@@ -80,6 +80,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   cucumber (>= 1.2.0)
   fafactory!
   guard-cucumber
-  json (~> 1.7.7)
+  json (~> 2.3.1)
   rake
   rspec (>= 2.12)