diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index dada99c..182944c 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ gem 'sanitize', ">= 2.1", "< 7.0"
 gem 'sinatra', "~> 1.4"
 gem "slack-ruby-client"
 gem 'sorted_set'
-gem 'sqlite3', "~> 1.3"
+gem 'sqlite3', "~> 2.9"
 gem 'thin', '>= 1.8.0'
 gem 'twilio-ruby', ">= 4.13.0"
 gem 'twitter-stream', ">= 0.1.12"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 7ecd34b..aa31d82 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ GEM
     slop (3.6.0)
     sorted_set (1.1.0)
       rbtree
-    sqlite3 (1.7.3)
+    sqlite3 (2.9.5)
       mini_portile2 (~> 2.8.0)
     stemmer (1.0.1)
     thin (1.8.1)
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   sinatra (~> 1.4)
   slack-ruby-client
   sorted_set
-  sqlite3 (~> 1.3)
+  sqlite3 (~> 2.9)
   thin (>= 1.8.0)
   twilio-ruby (>= 4.13.0)
   twitter-stream (>= 0.1.12)