diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 61109a9d8..4128a4d1f 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ gem "unicorn", "4.9.0", require: false
 # API and JSON
 
 gem "acts_as_api", "0.4.2"
-gem "json",        "1.8.2"
+gem "json",        "1.8.3"
 
 # Authentication
 
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index df0409a55..9b309307a 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ GEM
       execjs
       multi_json (>= 1.3)
       rake
-    json (1.8.2)
+    json (1.8.3)
     jwt (1.4.1)
     kaminari (0.16.3)
       actionpack (>= 3.0.0)
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   js-routes (= 1.0.1)
   js_image_paths (= 0.0.2)
   jshintrb (= 0.3.0)
-  json (= 1.8.2)
+  json (= 1.8.3)
   logging-rails (= 0.5.0)
   markerb (= 1.0.2)
   messagebus_ruby_api (= 1.0.3)