diff --git a/aruba.gemspec b/aruba.gemspec
index 87b87fcbd..747c140b5 100644
--- a/aruba.gemspec
+++ b/aruba.gemspec
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ to make testing commandline applications meaningful, easy and fun.'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'pry-doc', '~> 1.0'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 13.0'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'rspec', '~> 3.6'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 0.78.0'
+  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 0.79.0'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop-performance', '~> 1.5'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov', '~> 0.17.1'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'yard-junk', '~> 0.0.7'