diff --git a/manageiq-smartstate.gemspec b/manageiq-smartstate.gemspec
index 3cb2869..e88c1e5 100644
--- a/manageiq-smartstate.gemspec
+++ b/manageiq-smartstate.gemspec
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.executables   = spec.files.grep(%r{^exe/}) { |f| File.basename(f) }
   spec.require_paths = ["lib"]
 
-  spec.add_dependency "activesupport"
+  spec.add_dependency "activesupport",      ">= 7.0.8", "<8.0"
   spec.add_dependency "awesome_spawn",      "~> 1.5"
   spec.add_dependency "azure-armrest",      "~> 0.9"
   spec.add_dependency "binary_struct",      "~> 2.1"