diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 62d3b762f..f119ccead 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ gem 'sqlite3' if ENV['DB'] == 'all' || ENV['DB'] == 'sqlite'
 
 # file uploading
 
-gem 'carrierwave', '0.7.1'
+gem 'carrierwave', '0.8.0'
 gem 'fog', '1.9.0'
 gem 'mini_magick', '3.4'
 
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 42d8e5c64..5e7388ef5 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ GEM
       rack-test (>= 0.5.4)
       selenium-webdriver (~> 2.0)
       xpath (~> 0.1.4)
-    carrierwave (0.7.1)
+    carrierwave (0.8.0)
       activemodel (>= 3.2.0)
       activesupport (>= 3.2.0)
     childprocess (0.3.7)
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   capistrano (= 2.12.0)
   capistrano_colors (= 0.5.5)
   capybara (= 1.1.3)
-  carrierwave (= 0.7.1)
+  carrierwave (= 0.8.0)
   client_side_validations (= 3.2.1)
   configurate (= 0.0.2)
   cucumber-rails (= 1.3.0)