diff --git a/src/Gemfile.lock b/src/Gemfile.lock
index 12a39ca4c1..d2b20d15eb 100644
--- a/src/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/src/Gemfile.lock
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ PATH
       bosh_cpi
       cf-uaa-lib (~> 3.2.1)
       httpclient (~> 2.8.3)
-      logging (~> 2.2.2)
+      logging
       membrane (~> 1.1.0)
       nats-pure
       openssl
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ PATH
       cf-uaa-lib (~> 3.2.1)
       dogapi (~> 1.45.0)
       httpclient (~> 2.8.3)
-      logging (~> 2.2.2)
+      logging
       nats-pure
       net-smtp
       openssl
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ PATH
   specs:
     bosh-nats-sync (0.0.0)
       cf-uaa-lib (~> 3.2.1)
-      logging (~> 2.2.2)
+      logging
       openssl
       rest-client
       rufus-scheduler
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ PATH
   remote: bosh_common
   specs:
     bosh_common (0.0.0)
-      logging (~> 2.2.2)
+      logging
       openssl
       semi_semantic (~> 1.2.0)
 
diff --git a/src/bosh-director/bosh-director.gemspec b/src/bosh-director/bosh-director.gemspec
index 6a9db45d03..f62dba9d2b 100644
--- a/src/bosh-director/bosh-director.gemspec
+++ b/src/bosh-director/bosh-director.gemspec
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_dependency 'bosh_cpi'
   spec.add_dependency 'cf-uaa-lib',       '~>3.2.1'
   spec.add_dependency 'httpclient',       '~>2.8.3'
-  spec.add_dependency 'logging',          '~>2.2.2'
+  spec.add_dependency 'logging'
   spec.add_dependency 'membrane',         '~>1.1.0'
   spec.add_dependency 'nats-pure'
   spec.add_dependency 'openssl'
diff --git a/src/bosh-monitor/bosh-monitor.gemspec b/src/bosh-monitor/bosh-monitor.gemspec
index 1b531f40ab..0ec8786038 100644
--- a/src/bosh-monitor/bosh-monitor.gemspec
+++ b/src/bosh-monitor/bosh-monitor.gemspec
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_dependency 'async'
   spec.add_dependency 'async-http'
   spec.add_dependency 'async-io'
-  spec.add_dependency 'logging',         '~>2.2.2'
+  spec.add_dependency 'logging'
   spec.add_dependency 'nats-pure'
   spec.add_dependency 'net-smtp'
   spec.add_dependency 'openssl'
diff --git a/src/bosh-nats-sync/bosh-nats-sync.gemspec b/src/bosh-nats-sync/bosh-nats-sync.gemspec
index f7a4577d3a..23ae16a160 100644
--- a/src/bosh-nats-sync/bosh-nats-sync.gemspec
+++ b/src/bosh-nats-sync/bosh-nats-sync.gemspec
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.executables << 'bosh-nats-sync'
 
   spec.add_dependency 'cf-uaa-lib',  '~>3.2.1'
-  spec.add_dependency 'logging',         '~>2.2.2'
+  spec.add_dependency 'logging'
   spec.add_dependency 'openssl'
   spec.add_dependency 'rufus-scheduler'
   spec.add_dependency 'rest-client'
diff --git a/src/bosh_common/bosh_common.gemspec b/src/bosh_common/bosh_common.gemspec
index 7403ca93db..43dfb337d2 100644
--- a/src/bosh_common/bosh_common.gemspec
+++ b/src/bosh_common/bosh_common.gemspec
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.require_path = 'lib'
 
   spec.add_dependency 'semi_semantic', '~>1.2.0'
-  spec.add_dependency 'logging',       '~>2.2.2'
+  spec.add_dependency 'logging'
   spec.add_dependency 'openssl'
 end