diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 89c91f7b..a99caf45 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ source "https://rubygems.org"
 gem "rugged", "~> 1.5.1"
 gem "liquid", "~> 5.4"
 
-gem "irb", "~> 1.4", :group => [:development]
+gem "irb", "~> 1.8", :group => [:development]
 gem "rdoc", "~> 6.4", :group => [:development]
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 058029f7..7a246994 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
   specs:
     io-console (0.6.0)
-    irb (1.7.4)
+    irb (1.8.0)
+      rdoc (~> 6.5)
       reline (>= 0.3.6)
     liquid (5.4.0)
     psych (5.1.0)
       stringio
     rdoc (6.5.0)
       psych (>= 4.0.0)
-    reline (0.3.7)
+    reline (0.3.8)
       io-console (~> 0.5)
     rugged (1.5.1)
     stringio (3.0.7)
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ PLATFORMS
   x86_64-linux
 
 DEPENDENCIES
-  irb (~> 1.4)
+  irb (~> 1.8)
   liquid (~> 5.4)
   rdoc (~> 6.4)
   rugged (~> 1.5.1)