diff --git a/sensu-plugin.gemspec b/sensu-plugin.gemspec
index 4eb93fb..99f388e 100644
--- a/sensu-plugin.gemspec
+++ b/sensu-plugin.gemspec
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_dependency 'mixlib-cli', '~> 1.5'
 
   s.add_development_dependency 'rake'
-  s.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 0.49.0'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 0.81.0'
   s.add_development_dependency 'minitest'
   s.add_development_dependency 'webmock'
 end