diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index a645422ddb6..6e20900ec6b 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ gem 'redacted_struct'
 gem 'redis', '>= 3.2.0'
 gem 'redis-session-store', github: '18F/redis-session-store', tag: 'v1.0.1-18f'
 gem 'retries'
+gem 'rexml', '~> 3.3'
 gem 'rotp', '~> 6.3', '>= 6.3.0'
 gem 'rqrcode'
 gem 'ruby-progressbar'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 26a02875269..71f99fe949b 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ GEM
       actionpack (>= 5.0)
       railties (>= 5.0)
     retries (0.0.5)
-    rexml (3.3.1)
+    rexml (3.3.2)
       strscan
     rotp (6.3.0)
     rouge (4.2.0)
@@ -832,6 +832,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   redis (>= 3.2.0)
   redis-session-store!
   retries
+  rexml (~> 3.3)
   rotp (~> 6.3, >= 6.3.0)
   rqrcode
   rspec (~> 3.13.0)
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/proofing/aamva/requests/verification_request.xml b/spec/fixtures/proofing/aamva/requests/verification_request.xml
index 8321a8aba2c..32d5a25010f 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/proofing/aamva/requests/verification_request.xml
+++ b/spec/fixtures/proofing/aamva/requests/verification_request.xml
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@
       </dldv:verifyDriverLicenseDataRequest>
     </dldv:VerifyDriverLicenseData>
   </soap:Body>
-</soap:Envelope>
+</soap:Envelope>
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