diff --git a/rubinius-ast.gemspec b/rubinius-ast.gemspec
index d0ca373..85aa1b7 100644
--- a/rubinius-ast.gemspec
+++ b/rubinius-ast.gemspec
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.require_paths = ["lib"]
 
   spec.add_development_dependency "bundler", "~> 1.3"
-  spec.add_development_dependency "rake", "~> 10.0"
+  spec.add_development_dependency "rake", ">= 12.3.3"
 end