diff --git a/sensu-plugins-openldap.gemspec b/sensu-plugins-openldap.gemspec
index c15f7ff..1808860 100644
--- a/sensu-plugins-openldap.gemspec
+++ b/sensu-plugins-openldap.gemspec
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.test_files             = s.files.grep(%r{^(test|spec|features)/})
   s.version                = SensuPluginsOpenldap::Version::VER_STRING
 
-  s.add_runtime_dependency 'net-ldap', '0.16.3'
+  s.add_runtime_dependency 'net-ldap', '0.17.0'
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'sensu-plugin', '~> 4.0'
 
   s.add_development_dependency 'bundler',                   '~> 2.1'