diff --git a/sensu-plugins-solr.gemspec b/sensu-plugins-solr.gemspec
index 78d5056..d0de27e 100644
--- a/sensu-plugins-solr.gemspec
+++ b/sensu-plugins-solr.gemspec
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'sensu-plugin', '~> 1.2'
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'crack',             '= 0.4.3'
-  s.add_runtime_dependency 'rest-client',       '1.8.0'
+  s.add_runtime_dependency 'rest-client',       '2.0.2'
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'nokogiri',          '1.6.8.1'
 
   s.add_development_dependency 'codeclimate-test-reporter', '~> 0.4'