diff --git a/zk.gemspec b/zk.gemspec
index 07a83f1..92b69b9 100644
--- a/zk.gemspec
+++ b/zk.gemspec
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.summary     = %q{A high-level wrapper around the zookeeper driver}
   s.description = s.summary
 
-  s.add_runtime_dependency 'slyphon-zookeeper', '~> 0.2.3'
+  s.add_runtime_dependency 'slyphon-zookeeper', '~> 0.2.8'
 
   s.add_development_dependency 'rspec', '~> 2.4.0'
   s.add_development_dependency 'wirble'