diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 4b1b69b0..dc3c0536 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ group :jekyll_plugins do
   gem 'kramdown-parser-gfm'
 end
 
-gem "webrick", "~> 1.7"
+gem "webrick", "~> 1.8"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 54408c03..39bfdb72 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ GEM
       rb-fsevent (~> 0.9, >= 0.9.4)
       rb-inotify (~> 0.9, >= 0.9.7)
     strscan (3.1.0)
-    webrick (1.7.0)
+    webrick (1.8.2)
 
 PLATFORMS
   ruby
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   jekyll-liquify
   jekyll-sitemap
   kramdown-parser-gfm
-  webrick (~> 1.7)
+  webrick (~> 1.8)
 
 BUNDLED WITH
    2.1.4