diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 4593f3744..7793b483c 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ gem 'omniauth-facebook', '1.4.1'
 gem 'omniauth-tumblr', '1.1'
 gem 'omniauth-twitter', '0.0.13'
 
-gem 'twitter', '4.2.0'
+gem 'twitter', '4.4.4'
 
 # mail
 
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 1d103edee..290eabb81 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ GEM
       libwebsocket (~> 0.1.3)
       multi_json (~> 1.0)
       rubyzip
-    simple_oauth (0.1.9)
+    simple_oauth (0.2.0)
     sinatra (1.3.3)
       rack (~> 1.3, >= 1.3.6)
       rack-protection (~> 1.2)
@@ -383,10 +383,10 @@ GEM
     treetop (1.4.12)
       polyglot
       polyglot (>= 0.3.1)
-    twitter (4.2.0)
-      faraday (~> 0.8)
-      multi_json (~> 1.3)
-      simple_oauth (~> 0.1.6)
+    twitter (4.4.4)
+      faraday (~> 0.8, < 0.10)
+      multi_json (~> 1.0)
+      simple_oauth (~> 0.2)
     typhoeus (0.3.3)
       mime-types
     tzinfo (0.3.35)
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   selenium-webdriver (= 2.27.1)
   spork (= 1.0.0rc3)
   timecop (= 0.5.9)
-  twitter (= 4.2.0)
+  twitter (= 4.4.4)
   typhoeus (= 0.3.3)
   uglifier (= 1.3.0)
   unicorn (= 4.4.0)