diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 1917aed1d1..4adfedb8f0 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ gem "tzinfo-data", platforms: [:mingw, :mswin, :x64_mingw, :jruby]
 gem "wdm", "~> 0.1.0" if Gem.win_platform?
 
 
-gem "webrick", "~> 1.7"
+gem "webrick", "~> 1.8"
 
 # Copy search-wc.js from the search-wc server
 gem "open-uri", "~> 0.4.1"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index f4200d9890..839ac47c88 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ GEM
       date
     unicode-display_width (1.7.0)
     uri (0.13.0)
-    webrick (1.7.0)
+    webrick (1.8.2)
 
 PLATFORMS
   ruby
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   minima (~> 2.0)
   open-uri (~> 0.4.1)
   tzinfo-data
-  webrick (~> 1.7)
+  webrick (~> 1.8)
 
 BUNDLED WITH
    2.2.16