diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 42550d52f..f93f4acbd 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ gem 'acts-as-taggable-on', '2.4.1'
 gem 'addressable',        '2.3.6', :require => 'addressable/uri'
 gem 'faraday',            '0.8.9'
 gem 'faraday_middleware', '0.9.0'
-gem 'typhoeus',           '0.6.7'
+gem 'typhoeus',           '0.6.8'
 
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diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index fe0b2bb01..a109606d5 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -125,9 +125,8 @@ GEM
     entypo-rails (2.2.1)
       railties (>= 3.1, <= 5)
     erubis (2.7.0)
-    ethon (0.6.2)
+    ethon (0.7.0)
       ffi (>= 1.3.0)
-      mime-types (~> 1.18)
     excon (0.34.0)
     execjs (2.1.0)
     factory_girl (4.4.0)
@@ -441,8 +440,8 @@ GEM
       faraday (~> 0.8, < 0.10)
       multi_json (~> 1.0)
       simple_oauth (~> 0.2)
-    typhoeus (0.6.7)
-      ethon (~> 0.6.2)
+    typhoeus (0.6.8)
+      ethon (>= 0.7.0)
     tzinfo (0.3.39)
     uglifier (2.1.2)
       execjs (>= 0.3.0)
@@ -547,7 +546,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   test_after_commit (= 0.2.3)
   timecop (= 0.7.1)
   twitter (= 4.8.1)
-  typhoeus (= 0.6.7)
+  typhoeus (= 0.6.8)
   uglifier (= 2.1.2)
   unicorn (= 4.8.0)
   uuid (= 2.3.7)