diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 812f0c0a..89c91f7b 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 source "https://rubygems.org"
 
-gem "rugged", "~> 1.6"
+gem "rugged", "~> 1.5.1"
 gem "liquid", "~> 5.4"
 
 gem "irb", "~> 1.4", :group => [:development]
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index f036c4bb..93460c14 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ GEM
       psych (>= 4.0.0)
     reline (0.3.5)
       io-console (~> 0.5)
-    rugged (1.6.3)
+    rugged (1.5.1)
     stringio (3.0.7)
 
 PLATFORMS
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   irb (~> 1.4)
   liquid (~> 5.4)
   rdoc (~> 6.4)
-  rugged (~> 1.6)
+  rugged (~> 1.5.1)
 
 BUNDLED WITH
    2.3.5