diff --git a/sensu-plugins-filesystem-checks.gemspec b/sensu-plugins-filesystem-checks.gemspec
index 930a110..95dd656 100644
--- a/sensu-plugins-filesystem-checks.gemspec
+++ b/sensu-plugins-filesystem-checks.gemspec
@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_development_dependency 'rake',                      '~> 12.3'
   s.add_development_dependency 'redcarpet',                 '~> 3.2'
   s.add_development_dependency 'rspec',                     '~> 3.1'
-  s.add_development_dependency 'rubocop',                   '~> 0.40.0'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'rubocop',                   '~> 0.80.1'
   s.add_development_dependency 'yard',                      '~> 0.8'
 end