diff --git a/github-linguist.gemspec b/github-linguist.gemspec
index 548812a3..87bbc8bf 100644
--- a/github-linguist.gemspec
+++ b/github-linguist.gemspec
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_development_dependency 'rake'
   s.add_development_dependency 'yajl-ruby'
   s.add_development_dependency 'color-proximity', '~> 0.2.1'
-  s.add_development_dependency 'licensee', '~> 4.7.3'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'licensee', '~> 4.7.4'
 
 end