diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 99ea6756b..23ce312df 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ group :test do
 
   gem "factory_bot_rails", "6.4.3"
   gem "shoulda-matchers",  "6.2.0"
-  gem "timecop",           "0.9.6"
+  gem "timecop",           "0.9.8"
   gem "webmock",           "3.18.1", require: false
 
   gem "diaspora_federation-test", "1.1.0"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index dfcc67160..e4c59f147 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ GEM
     thor (1.3.1)
     thread_safe (0.3.6)
     tilt (2.3.0)
-    timecop (0.9.6)
+    timecop (0.9.8)
     timeout (0.4.1)
     timers (4.3.5)
     toml-rb (3.0.1)
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   sprockets-rails (= 3.4.2)
   string-direction (= 1.2.2)
   terser (= 1.2.2)
-  timecop (= 0.9.6)
+  timecop (= 0.9.8)
   toml-rb (= 3.0.1)
   turbo_dev_assets (= 0.0.2)
   twitter (= 8.0.0)