diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 4206f39..902b454 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
-gem 'rails', '4.1.8'
+gem 'rails', '~> 4.1'
 gem 'rails-api'
 gem 'active_model_serializers'
 gem 'sqlite3'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 1c4f5aa..6bd5f29 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   guard-minitest
   paperclip!
   paperclip-av-transcoder
-  rails (= 4.1.8)
+  rails (~> 4.1)
   rails-api
   resque
   sqlite3