diff --git a/adhearsion.gemspec b/adhearsion.gemspec
index b2925ecb4..7bab53f05 100644
--- a/adhearsion.gemspec
+++ b/adhearsion.gemspec
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'activesupport', [">= 3.0.0", "< 5.0.0"]
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'adhearsion-loquacious', ["~> 1.9"]
-  s.add_runtime_dependency 'blather', ["~> 1.2"]
+  s.add_runtime_dependency 'blather', ["~> 2.0"]
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'bundler', ["~> 1.0"]
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'celluloid', ["~> 0.16.0"]
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'countdownlatch'