diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 15a113af7..f9b31b7fd 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ source "https://rails-assets.org" do
   # jQuery plugins
 
   gem "rails-assets-jeresig--jquery.hotkeys",       "0.2.0"
-  gem "rails-assets-jquery-placeholder",            "2.1.3"
+  gem "rails-assets-jquery-placeholder",            "2.3.1"
   gem "rails-assets-jquery-textchange",             "0.2.3"
   gem "rails-assets-perfect-scrollbar",             "0.6.7"
   gem "rails-assets-jakobmattsson--jquery-elastic", "1.6.11"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index e23212b2d..61af9dfc7 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ GEM
     rails-assets-jquery-colorbox (1.6.3)
       rails-assets-jquery (>= 1.3.2)
     rails-assets-jquery-fullscreen-plugin (0.5.0)
-    rails-assets-jquery-placeholder (2.1.3)
+    rails-assets-jquery-placeholder (2.3.1)
       rails-assets-jquery (>= 1.6)
     rails-assets-jquery-textchange (0.2.3)
       rails-assets-jquery
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rails-assets-jasmine-ajax (= 3.2.0)!
   rails-assets-jeresig--jquery.hotkeys (= 0.2.0)!
   rails-assets-jquery (= 1.11.2)!
-  rails-assets-jquery-placeholder (= 2.1.3)!
+  rails-assets-jquery-placeholder (= 2.3.1)!
   rails-assets-jquery-textchange (= 0.2.3)!
   rails-assets-markdown-it (= 5.0.2)!
   rails-assets-markdown-it--markdown-it-for-inline (= 0.1.1)!