diff --git a/r10k.gemspec b/r10k.gemspec
index f01416cc4..c98df1ac5 100644
--- a/r10k.gemspec
+++ b/r10k.gemspec
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_dependency 'gettext-setup', '>=0.24', '<2.0'
 
   s.add_dependency 'jwt', '>= 2.2.3', '< 3'
-  s.add_dependency 'minitar', '~> 0.9'
+  s.add_dependency 'minitar', '>= 0.9', '< 2.0'
 
   s.add_development_dependency 'rspec', '~> 3.1'