diff --git a/liquid.gemspec b/liquid.gemspec
index 27b2586..3affbed 100644
--- a/liquid.gemspec
+++ b/liquid.gemspec
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   s.require_path = "lib"
 
-  s.add_development_dependency 'rake'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 11.3'
   s.add_development_dependency 'minitest'
 end