diff --git a/connect.gemspec b/connect.gemspec
index a79c331..8251aed 100644
--- a/connect.gemspec
+++ b/connect.gemspec
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.files = Dir["{app,config,db,lib}/**/*", "MIT-LICENSE", "Rakefile", "README.md"]
   s.test_files = Dir["test/**/*"]
 
-  s.add_dependency "rails", "< 4.2"
+  s.add_dependency "rails", "~> 4.2"
   s.add_dependency 'squeel', "~> 1.1"
   s.add_dependency 'openid_connect'
   s.add_dependency 'rack-oauth2'