diff --git a/jekyll.gemspec b/jekyll.gemspec
index 8371c91e..91173067 100644
--- a/jekyll.gemspec
+++ b/jekyll.gemspec
@@ -62,5 +62,5 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_development_dependency('activesupport', '~> 3.2.13')
   s.add_development_dependency('jekyll_test_plugin')
   s.add_development_dependency('jekyll_test_plugin_malicious')
-  s.add_development_dependency('rouge', '~> 1.3')
+  s.add_development_dependency('rouge', '~> 1.7')
 end
diff --git a/lib/jekyll/converters/markdown/redcarpet_parser.rb b/lib/jekyll/converters/markdown/redcarpet_parser.rb
index b69df9b8..468069e9 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/converters/markdown/redcarpet_parser.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/converters/markdown/redcarpet_parser.rb
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ module Jekyll
           end
 
           protected
-          def rouge_formatter(opts = {})
-            Rouge::Formatters::HTML.new(opts.merge(wrap: false))
+          def rouge_formatter(lexer)
+            Rouge::Formatters::HTML.new(:wrap => false)
           end
         end