diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 908d7d56d..3706184f2 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 source 'http://rubygems.org'
 #source 'http://www.i-dcc.org/rubygems'
 
-gem 'rake', '10.0.2'
+gem 'rake', '12.3.3'
 gem 'rails', '3.2.22.5'
 ##gem 'rack', '~> 1.5.4'
 ## gem 'hoptoad_notifier', '2.4.11'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 1e645e14f..f0e78dddc 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ GEM
       rdoc (~> 3.4)
       thor (>= 0.14.6, < 2.0)
     raindrops (0.19.0)
-    rake (10.0.2)
+    rake (12.3.3)
     ransack (0.7.2)
       actionpack (~> 3.0)
       activerecord (~> 3.0)
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   parallel_tests (= 0.8.1)
   pg (~> 0.20.0)
   rails (= 3.2.22.5)
-  rake (= 10.0.2)
+  rake (= 12.3.3)
   ransack (= 0.7.2)
   rmagick (= 2.13.2)
   scruffy_Sanger!