diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 1ed7462c7..3dc854b40 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ gem 'bootstrap3-datetimepicker-rails', '~> 4.14.30'
 
 # Addressable is a replacement for the URI implementation that is part of Ruby's standard library.
 # It more closely conforms to the relevant RFCs and adds support for IRIs and URI templates.
-gem 'addressable', '~> 2.3', '>= 2.3.8'
+gem 'addressable', '~> 2.8'
 
 gem 'daemons'
 gem 'delayed_job_active_record'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index dc3638fd4..a4376df14 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ GEM
       activerecord (>= 5.0, < 6.1)
     acts_as_list (1.0.1)
       activerecord (>= 4.2)
-    addressable (2.7.0)
+    addressable (2.8.0)
       public_suffix (>= 2.0.2, < 5.0)
     annotate (3.1.1)
       activerecord (>= 3.2, < 7.0)
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ GEM
     pry (0.13.1)
       coderay (~> 1.1)
       method_source (~> 1.0)
-    public_suffix (4.0.5)
+    public_suffix (4.0.6)
     puma (4.3.5)
       nio4r (~> 2.0)
     rabl (0.14.3)
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   activeadmin (~> 2.7)
   acts-as-taggable-on
   acts_as_list
-  addressable (~> 2.3, >= 2.3.8)
+  addressable (~> 2.8)
   andand!
   annotate
   autoprefixer-rails