diff --git a/dropbox_api.gemspec b/dropbox_api.gemspec
index a1fcc4a..88a041b 100644
--- a/dropbox_api.gemspec
+++ b/dropbox_api.gemspec
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_development_dependency 'vcr'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'webmock'
 
-  spec.add_dependency 'faraday', '~> 0.8.11'
+  spec.add_dependency 'faraday', '>= 0.17.3', '< 1.0'
   spec.add_dependency 'oauth2', '~> 1.1'
 end