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