diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index 0a774bf..559a4d2 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -20,3 +20,9 @@ SingleSpaceBeforeFirstArg:
 
 UnusedBlockArgument:
   Enabled: false
+
+Metrics/AbcSize:
+  Max: 19
+
+Style/EmptyLinesAroundBlockBody:
+  Enabled: false
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 873eae4..1f2251a 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ group :test do
   gem 'berkshelf', '~> 3.2.2'
   gem 'chefspec', '~> 4.1.1'
   gem 'foodcritic', '~> 4.0.0'
-  gem 'rubocop', '~> 0.24.1'
+  gem 'rubocop', '~> 0.28.0'
 end # group
 
 group :integration do