diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 5322a25b2..905abc85b 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ gem "possessive"
 # Strip whitespace from active record attributes
 gem "auto_strip_attributes"
 # Use sidekiq for background processing
-gem "sidekiq"
+gem "sidekiq" ">= 7.0.8"
 gem "sidekiq-cron"
 
 group :development, :test do