diff --git a/components/gems/Gemfile b/components/gems/Gemfile
index c138cd29e..f41aa78ae 100644
--- a/components/gems/Gemfile
+++ b/components/gems/Gemfile
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ group(:omnibus_package) do
   gem "kitchen-hyperv", ">= 0.5.1"
   gem "kitchen-inspec", ">= 2.2"
   gem "kitchen-openstack", ">= 5.0"
-  gem "kitchen-vagrant", ">= 1.7"
+  gem "kitchen-vagrant", ">= 1.8"
   gem "kitchen-vcenter", ">= 2.8"
 
   # knife plugins
diff --git a/components/gems/Gemfile.lock b/components/gems/Gemfile.lock
index cdc95d104..f8a6dc9a5 100644
--- a/components/gems/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/components/gems/Gemfile.lock
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ GEM
       fog-openstack (~> 1.0)
       ohai
       test-kitchen (>= 1.4.1, < 3)
-    kitchen-vagrant (1.7.2)
+    kitchen-vagrant (1.8.0)
       test-kitchen (>= 1.4, < 3)
     kitchen-vcenter (2.9.0)
       net-ping (>= 2.0.0, < 3.0)
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   kitchen-hyperv (>= 0.5.1)
   kitchen-inspec (>= 2.2)
   kitchen-openstack (>= 5.0)
-  kitchen-vagrant (>= 1.7)
+  kitchen-vagrant (>= 1.8)
   kitchen-vcenter (>= 2.8)
   knife-azure (>= 3.0.0)
   knife-ec2 (>= 1.0.28)