diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index d2ad58d840..ec535aa7c7 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ gem 'rake', '~> 0.9.2'
 gem 'nanoc', '~> 3.1.6'
 gem 'kramdown', '~> 0.13.2'
 gem 'nokogiri', '~> 1.4.4'
-gem 'yajl-ruby', '~> 0.8.2'
+gem 'yajl-ruby', '~> 1.4.3'
 gem 'pygmentize', '~> 0.0.3'
 gem 'mime-types', '~> 1.16'
 gem 'coderay'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 6cd448fe9a..508f30387a 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ GEM
     pygmentize (0.0.3)
     rack (1.2.2)
     rake (0.9.2.2)
-    yajl-ruby (0.8.2)
+    yajl-ruby (1.4.3)
 
 PLATFORMS
   ruby
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   nokogiri (~> 1.4.4)
   pygmentize (~> 0.0.3)
   rake (~> 0.9.2)
-  yajl-ruby (~> 0.8.2)
+  yajl-ruby (~> 1.4.3)