diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 35badf7f11..acd9123842 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ gem 'kramdown', '~> 2.4'
 gem 'kramdown-parser-gfm'
 gem 'newrelic_rpm', '~> 9.7'
 gem 'noticed', '~> 1.6'
-gem 'octokit', '~> 8.1'
+gem 'octokit', '~> 9.1'
 gem 'omniauth-github', '~> 2.0.1'
 gem 'omniauth-google-oauth2', '~> 1.1.1'
 gem 'omniauth-rails_csrf_protection', '~> 1.0'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index e44954cd16..eb83a829bc 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -321,8 +321,7 @@ GEM
       rack (>= 1.2, < 4)
       snaky_hash (~> 2.0)
       version_gem (~> 1.1)
-    octokit (8.1.0)
-      base64
+    octokit (9.1.0)
       faraday (>= 1, < 3)
       sawyer (~> 0.9)
     omniauth (2.1.2)
@@ -627,7 +626,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   lookbook (~> 2.2.1)
   newrelic_rpm (~> 9.7)
   noticed (~> 1.6)
-  octokit (~> 8.1)
+  octokit (~> 9.1)
   omniauth-github (~> 2.0.1)
   omniauth-google-oauth2 (~> 1.1.1)
   omniauth-rails_csrf_protection (~> 1.0)