diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 2d8b20e2..ea0baa23 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ group :development, :test do
   gem 'vcr', '~> 6.2'
   gem 'cucumber-api-steps', require: false, git: 'https://github.com/Data-Liberation-Front/cucumber-api-steps.git', branch: 'feature-test-content-type'
   # Use sqlite3 as the database for Active Record
-  gem 'sqlite3', '~> 1.6'
+  gem 'sqlite3', '~> 1.7'
 end
 
 group :development do
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 84c259ef..4954c457 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ GEM
       actionpack (>= 4.0)
       activesupport (>= 4.0)
       sprockets (>= 3.0.0)
-    sqlite3 (1.6.9)
+    sqlite3 (1.7.3)
       mini_portile2 (~> 2.8.0)
     stringio (3.1.0)
     sxp (1.2.2)
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   sidekiq (~> 4.2)
   simplecov (~> 0.16)
   spring (~> 2.1)
-  sqlite3 (~> 1.6)
+  sqlite3 (~> 1.7)
   therubyracer (~> 0.12)
   thin (~> 1.8)
   timecop (~> 0.9)