diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index d10b61d199..d8e5209684 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ gem 'nokogiri', '~> 1.6.0'
 gem 'rouge', '~> 1.4'
 gem 'rake', '~> 0.9.2'
 gem 'thin'
-gem 'yajl-ruby', '~> 0.8.2'
+gem 'yajl-ruby', '~> 1.4.1'
 
 group :development do
   gem 'adsf'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index cc802df1a4..d0fe296558 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ GEM
       rack (>= 1.0.0)
     typhoeus (0.6.8)
       ethon (>= 0.7.0)
-    yajl-ruby (0.8.3)
+    yajl-ruby (1.4.1)
     yell (2.0.4)
 
 PLATFORMS
@@ -56,4 +56,4 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rake (~> 0.9.2)
   rouge (~> 1.4)
   thin
-  yajl-ruby (~> 0.8.2)
+  yajl-ruby (~> 1.4.1)