diff --git a/pact_broker/Gemfile b/pact_broker/Gemfile
index b075347..7c9d90c 100644
--- a/pact_broker/Gemfile
+++ b/pact_broker/Gemfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
 gem "pact_broker"
 gem "pg", "~>1.5"
-gem "puma", "~> 5.6", ">= 5.6.8"
+gem "puma", "~> 5.6"
 gem "mysql2", "~>0.3"
 gem "sqlite3", "~>1.6", force_ruby_platform: true
 gem "rake", "~> 13.0"
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diff --git a/pact_broker/Gemfile.lock b/pact_broker/Gemfile.lock
index d88b5a0..5c401c3 100644
--- a/pact_broker/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/pact_broker/Gemfile.lock
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ GEM
     pg (1.5.8)
     psych (5.1.2)
       stringio
-    puma (5.6.8)
+    puma (5.6.9)
       nio4r (~> 2.0)
     racc (1.8.1)
     rack (2.2.9)
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   mysql2 (~> 0.3)
   pact_broker
   pg (~> 1.5)
-  puma (~> 5.6, >= 5.6.8)
+  puma (~> 5.6)
   rake (~> 13.0)
   sqlite3 (~> 1.6)