diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 2f0a913a6..3c4f0debb 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ group :development, :test do
   gem 'rubocop-performance'
   gem 'rubocop-rails'
   gem 'rubocop-rspec'
-  gem 'spring', '~>2.1.1' # remove constraint once on or past rails 5.2
+  gem 'spring', '~>4.1.1' # remove constraint once on or past rails 5.2
   gem 'sprockets', '~>3.7'
   gem 'ten_years_rails'
 end
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 1c8d08de4..9a2dd190d 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ GEM
       redis (< 5.0)
       sidekiq (>= 5.0, < 7.0)
       thor (>= 0.20, < 3.0)
-    spring (2.1.1)
+    spring (4.1.1)
     spring-commands-rspec (1.0.4)
       spring (>= 0.9.1)
     sprockets (3.7.2)
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   sidekiq-congestion (~> 0.1.0)
   sidekiq-cron
   sidekiq-unique-jobs
-  spring (~> 2.1.1)
+  spring (~> 4.1.1)
   spring-commands-rspec
   sprockets (~> 3.7)
   standby