diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 313bd7c40..602f9c142 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ group :test do
 
   gem "factory_bot_rails", "6.2.0"
   gem "shoulda-matchers",  "5.3.0"
-  gem "timecop",           "0.9.5"
+  gem "timecop",           "0.9.6"
   gem "webmock",           "3.14.0", require: false
 
   gem "diaspora_federation-test", "1.1.0"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 20de91df6..305c239a5 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ GEM
     thor (1.2.2)
     thread_safe (0.3.6)
     tilt (2.2.0)
-    timecop (0.9.5)
+    timecop (0.9.6)
     timeout (0.4.0)
     timers (4.3.3)
     toml-rb (2.2.0)
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   sprockets-rails (= 3.4.2)
   string-direction (= 1.2.2)
   terser (= 1.1.16)
-  timecop (= 0.9.5)
+  timecop (= 0.9.6)
   toml-rb (= 2.2.0)
   turbo_dev_assets (= 0.0.2)
   twitter (= 8.0.0)