diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index a24fd281c..267ecbf36 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', '~>4.1.3' # 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 a8d7285a0..fff346836 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ GEM
       redis (< 5.0)
       sidekiq (>= 5.0, < 7.0)
       thor (>= 0.20, < 3.0)
-    spring (2.1.1)
+    spring (4.1.3)
     spring-commands-rspec (1.0.4)
       spring (>= 0.9.1)
     sprockets (3.7.2)
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   sidekiq-congestion (~> 0.1.0)
   sidekiq-cron
   sidekiq-unique-jobs
-  spring (~> 2.1.1)
+  spring (~> 4.1.3)
   spring-commands-rspec
   sprockets (~> 3.7)
   standby