diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 686bc1632..fc31946fc 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ group :test do
 
   # General helpers
 
-  gem "factory_girl_rails", "4.8.0"
+  gem "factory_girl_rails", "4.9.0"
   gem "shoulda-matchers",   "4.0.1"
   gem "timecop",            "0.9.1"
   gem "webmock",            "3.6.0", require: false
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index fb55de350..176671d0d 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -225,10 +225,10 @@ GEM
       state_machines
       thor
     fabrication (2.20.2)
-    factory_girl (4.8.0)
+    factory_girl (4.9.0)
       activesupport (>= 3.0.0)
-    factory_girl_rails (4.8.0)
-      factory_girl (~> 4.8.0)
+    factory_girl_rails (4.9.0)
+      factory_girl (~> 4.9.0)
       railties (>= 3.0.0)
     faraday (0.15.4)
       multipart-post (>= 1.2, < 3)
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   diaspora_federation-test (= 0.2.6)
   entypo-rails (= 3.0.0)
   eye (= 0.10.0)
-  factory_girl_rails (= 4.8.0)
+  factory_girl_rails (= 4.9.0)
   faraday (= 0.15.4)
   faraday-cookie_jar (= 0.0.6)
   faraday_middleware (= 0.13.1)