diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 36fe745..2072914 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,7 @@ pkg/
 .DS_Store
 .*.swp
 *.log
+.bundle/
+bin/
+vendor/
+Gemfile.lock
diff --git a/riemann-client.gemspec b/riemann-client.gemspec
index fe18787..01ffe83 100644
--- a/riemann-client.gemspec
+++ b/riemann-client.gemspec
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_development_dependency 'bundler', '>= 1.3'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'bacon'
 
-  spec.add_dependency 'beefcake', ['>= 0.3.5','<= 1.0.0 ']
+  spec.add_dependency 'beefcake', ['>= 1.0.0 ']
   spec.add_dependency 'trollop', '>= 1.16.2'
   spec.add_dependency 'mtrc', '>= 0.0.4'
 end