diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index edbf8caf4..499c00694 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ gem 'iiifc-theme', github: 'iiif/iiifc-theme', branch: 'ignore-font-awsome'
 # For open graph and Twitter Card elements
 gem 'jekyll-seo-tag'
 
-gem "webrick", "~> 1.7"
+gem "webrick", "~> 1.8"
 
 # Pining jekyll-liquify as 0.0.3 is broken
 gem "jekyll-liquify", "0.0.2"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 6bb67cb30..73d732a47 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ GEM
     typhoeus (1.4.1)
       ethon (>= 0.9.0)
     unicode-display_width (1.8.0)
-    webrick (1.8.1)
+    webrick (1.8.2)
     yell (2.2.2)
 
 PLATFORMS
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   jekyll-seo-tag
   rake
   rspec
-  webrick (~> 1.7)
+  webrick (~> 1.8)
 
 BUNDLED WITH
    2.3.3