diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 6d5b52f55..6538b5ef3 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ GEM
     activerecord (6.1.3.2)
       activemodel (= 6.1.3.2)
       activesupport (= 6.1.3.2)
+    activerecord-jdbc-adapter (61.0-java)
+      activerecord (~> 6.1.0)
+    activerecord-jdbcpostgresql-adapter (61.0-java)
+      activerecord-jdbc-adapter (= 61.0)
+      jdbc-postgres (>= 9.4, < 43)
     activestorage (6.1.3.2)
       actionpack (= 6.1.3.2)
       activejob (= 6.1.3.2)
@@ -176,6 +181,7 @@ GEM
     html_tokenizer (0.0.7)
     i18n (1.8.10)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
+    jdbc-postgres (42.2.14)
     kramdown (2.3.1)
       rexml
     kramdown-parser-gfm (1.1.0)
@@ -203,14 +209,15 @@ GEM
     mixlib-shellout (3.2.5)
       chef-utils
     msgpack (1.4.2)
+    msgpack (1.4.2-java)
     multi_json (1.15.0)
     multipart-post (2.1.1)
     nio4r (2.5.7)
     nio4r (2.5.7-java)
-    nokogiri (1.11.3)
+    nokogiri (1.11.5)
       mini_portile2 (~> 2.5.0)
       racc (~> 1.4)
-    nokogiri (1.11.3-java)
+    nokogiri (1.11.5-java)
       racc (~> 1.4)
     octokit (4.21.0)
       faraday (>= 0.9)
@@ -397,4 +404,4 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   yard-activesupport-concern
 
 BUNDLED WITH
-   2.2.11
+   2.2.17
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 4bb9c2375..86202ac72 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -41,7 +41,14 @@ task :release, [:version_bump] do |_t, args|
   system! ENV, "bundle exec github_changelog_generator --user bensheldon --project good_job --future-release v#{GoodJob::VERSION}"
 
   puts "\n== Updating Gemfile.lock version =="
-  system! "bundle install"
+  system! "bundle update --conservative good_job"
+
+  puts "\n== Verifying Gemfile.lock =="
+  gemfile_lock = File.read(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '.ruby-version'))
+  unless gemfile_lock.include?("jdbc-postgres")
+    puts "ABORTING...\nMissing JRuby library. Gemfile.lock has possibly been corrupted. Inspect the diff."
+    exit(1)
+  end
 
   puts "\n== Creating git commit  =="
   system! "git add lib/good_job/version.rb CHANGELOG.md Gemfile.lock"