diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 969792f..e14e8b2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Update an existing repository:
 
 ## Requirements
 
-* [addressable](http://addressable.rubyforge.org/) >= 2.1.1
+* [addressable](http://addressable.rubyforge.org/) ~> 2.2.0
 
 ## Install
 
diff --git a/gemspec.yml b/gemspec.yml
index b15779d..a85a9cf 100644
--- a/gemspec.yml
+++ b/gemspec.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ homepage: http://github.com/postmodern/pullr
 has_yard: true
 
 dependencies:
-  addressable: >= 2.1.1
+  addressable: ~> 2.2.0
 
 development_dependencies:
   ore-tasks: ~> 0.2.0