diff --git a/pactas_itero.gemspec b/pactas_itero.gemspec
index d63ed58..54a5c10 100644
--- a/pactas_itero.gemspec
+++ b/pactas_itero.gemspec
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_development_dependency 'bundler'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'rake'
   spec.add_development_dependency "rspec", '~> 3.6.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency("rubocop", '~> 0.52.1') # check houndci compatibility before updating rubocop
+  spec.add_development_dependency("rubocop", '~> 0.59.2') # check houndci compatibility before updating rubocop
   spec.add_development_dependency("simplecov", "~> 0.15.0")
   spec.add_development_dependency("webmock", "~> 3.3")
 end