diff --git a/qasim.gemspec b/qasim.gemspec
index 33e6843..135ae58 100644
--- a/qasim.gemspec
+++ b/qasim.gemspec
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.require_paths = ["lib"]
 
   spec.add_development_dependency "bundler", "~> 1.5"
-  spec.add_development_dependency "rake"
+  spec.add_development_dependency "rake", "~> 10.4.2"
 
   spec.add_runtime_dependency "qtbindings", "~> 4.8.6"
   spec.add_runtime_dependency "thor", "~> 0.19.1"