diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 16ac0e8f9..247f5ead9 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ group :development do
   gem "guard-rspec",    "4.7.3", require: false
   gem "guard-rubocop",  "1.2.0", require: false
   gem "rb-fsevent",     "0.9.8", require: false
-  gem "rb-inotify",     "0.9.7", require: false
+  gem "rb-inotify",     "0.9.8", require: false
 
   # Linters
   gem "rubocop",        "0.40.0"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 2146adf89..c034a6691 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ GEM
     raindrops (0.17.0)
     rake (11.3.0)
     rb-fsevent (0.9.8)
-    rb-inotify (0.9.7)
+    rb-inotify (0.9.8)
       ffi (>= 0.5.0)
     redcarpet (3.4.0)
     redis (3.3.3)
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rails-timeago (= 2.11.0)
   rails_admin (= 0.8.1)
   rb-fsevent (= 0.9.8)
-  rb-inotify (= 0.9.7)
+  rb-inotify (= 0.9.8)
   redcarpet (= 3.4.0)
   responders (= 2.3.0)
   rspec-rails (= 3.5.2)