diff --git a/src/api/Gemfile b/src/api/Gemfile
index 60d50f84e5d..aaa14556de6 100644
--- a/src/api/Gemfile
+++ b/src/api/Gemfile
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ gem 'gssapi', require: false
 # for sending events to rabbitmq
 gem 'bunny'
 # for making changes to existing data
-gem 'data_migrate', '= 5.0.2'
+gem 'data_migrate', '= 5.1.0'
 # for URI encoding
 gem 'addressable'
 # for XML builder
diff --git a/src/api/Gemfile.lock b/src/api/Gemfile.lock
index 858edd3b3cd..bc0757c89a6 100644
--- a/src/api/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/src/api/Gemfile.lock
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ GEM
     cssmin (1.0.3)
     daemons (1.2.6)
     dalli (2.7.8)
-    data_migrate (5.0.2)
+    data_migrate (5.1.0)
       rails (>= 4.2)
     database_cleaner (1.7.0)
     delayed_job (4.1.5)
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   cssmin (>= 1.0.2)
   daemons
   dalli
-  data_migrate (= 5.0.2)
+  data_migrate (= 5.1.0)
   database_cleaner (>= 1.0.1)
   delayed_job_active_record (>= 4.0.0)
   escape_utils