diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 71f179e97b29f..ab635f6c9c95e 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ group :development do
   # Replaces the old lib/debug.rb and provides more features.
   gem 'debug', '>= 1.0.0'
   # module documentation
-  gem 'octokit'
+  gem 'octokit', '>= 5.0.0'
   # memory profiling
   gem 'memory_profiler'
   # cpu profiling