diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 48d1d9136..36588d2b5 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 source "https://rubygems.org"
 
-gem "rails", "5.2.7.1"
+gem "rails", "5.2.8"
 
 # Legacy Rails features, remove me!
 # responders (class level)
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index c0fb9eecf..8e3e97f51 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -2,25 +2,25 @@ GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
   remote: https://gems.diasporafoundation.org/
   specs:
-    actioncable (5.2.7.1)
-      actionpack (= 5.2.7.1)
+    actioncable (5.2.8)
+      actionpack (= 5.2.8)
       nio4r (~> 2.0)
       websocket-driver (>= 0.6.1)
-    actionmailer (5.2.7.1)
-      actionpack (= 5.2.7.1)
-      actionview (= 5.2.7.1)
-      activejob (= 5.2.7.1)
+    actionmailer (5.2.8)
+      actionpack (= 5.2.8)
+      actionview (= 5.2.8)
+      activejob (= 5.2.8)
       mail (~> 2.5, >= 2.5.4)
       rails-dom-testing (~> 2.0)
-    actionpack (5.2.7.1)
-      actionview (= 5.2.7.1)
-      activesupport (= 5.2.7.1)
+    actionpack (5.2.8)
+      actionview (= 5.2.8)
+      activesupport (= 5.2.8)
       rack (~> 2.0, >= 2.0.8)
       rack-test (>= 0.6.3)
       rails-dom-testing (~> 2.0)
       rails-html-sanitizer (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.2)
-    actionview (5.2.7.1)
-      activesupport (= 5.2.7.1)
+    actionview (5.2.8)
+      activesupport (= 5.2.8)
       builder (~> 3.1)
       erubi (~> 1.4)
       rails-dom-testing (~> 2.0)
@@ -28,22 +28,22 @@ GEM
     active_model_serializers (0.9.7)
       activemodel (>= 3.2)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
-    activejob (5.2.7.1)
-      activesupport (= 5.2.7.1)
+    activejob (5.2.8)
+      activesupport (= 5.2.8)
       globalid (>= 0.3.6)
-    activemodel (5.2.7.1)
-      activesupport (= 5.2.7.1)
-    activerecord (5.2.7.1)
-      activemodel (= 5.2.7.1)
-      activesupport (= 5.2.7.1)
+    activemodel (5.2.8)
+      activesupport (= 5.2.8)
+    activerecord (5.2.8)
+      activemodel (= 5.2.8)
+      activesupport (= 5.2.8)
       arel (>= 9.0)
     activerecord-import (1.1.0)
       activerecord (>= 3.2)
-    activestorage (5.2.7.1)
-      actionpack (= 5.2.7.1)
-      activerecord (= 5.2.7.1)
+    activestorage (5.2.8)
+      actionpack (= 5.2.8)
+      activerecord (= 5.2.8)
       marcel (~> 1.0.0)
-    activesupport (5.2.7.1)
+    activesupport (5.2.8)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.2)
       i18n (>= 0.7, < 2)
       minitest (~> 5.1)
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ GEM
       multi_json (~> 1.14)
     logging-rails (0.6.0)
       logging (>= 1.8)
-    loofah (2.16.0)
+    loofah (2.18.0)
       crass (~> 1.0.2)
       nokogiri (>= 1.5.9)
     macaddr (1.7.2)
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ GEM
     public_suffix (4.0.6)
     raabro (1.4.0)
     racc (1.6.0)
-    rack (2.2.3)
+    rack (2.2.3.1)
     rack-cors (1.1.1)
       rack (>= 2.0.0)
     rack-google-analytics (1.2.0)
@@ -525,20 +525,20 @@ GEM
     rack-rewrite (1.5.1)
     rack-ssl (1.4.1)
       rack
-    rack-test (1.1.0)
-      rack (>= 1.0, < 3)
-    rails (5.2.7.1)
-      actioncable (= 5.2.7.1)
-      actionmailer (= 5.2.7.1)
-      actionpack (= 5.2.7.1)
-      actionview (= 5.2.7.1)
-      activejob (= 5.2.7.1)
-      activemodel (= 5.2.7.1)
-      activerecord (= 5.2.7.1)
-      activestorage (= 5.2.7.1)
-      activesupport (= 5.2.7.1)
+    rack-test (2.0.0)
+      rack (>= 1.3)
+    rails (5.2.8)
+      actioncable (= 5.2.8)
+      actionmailer (= 5.2.8)
+      actionpack (= 5.2.8)
+      actionview (= 5.2.8)
+      activejob (= 5.2.8)
+      activemodel (= 5.2.8)
+      activerecord (= 5.2.8)
+      activestorage (= 5.2.8)
+      activesupport (= 5.2.8)
       bundler (>= 1.3.0)
-      railties (= 5.2.7.1)
+      railties (= 5.2.8)
       sprockets-rails (>= 2.0.0)
     rails-assets-autosize (4.0.2)
     rails-assets-backbone (1.3.3)
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ GEM
     rails-dom-testing (2.0.3)
       activesupport (>= 4.2.0)
       nokogiri (>= 1.6)
-    rails-html-sanitizer (1.4.2)
+    rails-html-sanitizer (1.4.3)
       loofah (~> 2.3)
     rails-i18n (5.1.3)
       i18n (>= 0.7, < 2)
@@ -602,9 +602,9 @@ GEM
     rails-timeago (2.19.1)
       actionpack (>= 3.1)
       activesupport (>= 3.1)
-    railties (5.2.7.1)
-      actionpack (= 5.2.7.1)
-      activesupport (= 5.2.7.1)
+    railties (5.2.8)
+      actionpack (= 5.2.8)
+      activesupport (= 5.2.8)
       method_source
       rake (>= 0.8.7)
       thor (>= 0.19.0, < 2.0)
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rack-piwik (= 0.3.0)
   rack-rewrite (= 1.5.1)
   rack-ssl (= 1.4.1)
-  rails (= 5.2.7.1)
+  rails (= 5.2.8)
   rails-assets-autosize (= 4.0.2)!
   rails-assets-backbone (= 1.3.3)!
   rails-assets-blueimp-gallery (= 2.33.0)!