diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 248208e..53dd4ed 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ group :test do
 
   # test helpers
   gem "fixture_builder",           "~> 0.4.1"
-  gem "factory_girl_rails",        "~> 4.6.0"
+  gem "factory_girl_rails",        "~> 4.7"
   gem "rspec-collection_matchers", "~> 1.1.2"
   gem "webmock",                   "~> 1.24.0"
 end
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 165cfe4..c163cdc 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ PATH
       rails (~> 4.2)
     diaspora_federation-test (0.0.13)
       diaspora_federation (= 0.0.13)
-      factory_girl (~> 4.5, >= 4.5.0)
+      factory_girl (~> 4.7)
 
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ GEM
     erubis (2.7.0)
     ethon (0.8.1)
       ffi (>= 1.3.0)
-    factory_girl (4.5.0)
+    factory_girl (4.7.0)
       activesupport (>= 3.0.0)
-    factory_girl_rails (4.6.0)
-      factory_girl (~> 4.5.0)
+    factory_girl_rails (4.7.0)
+      factory_girl (~> 4.7.0)
       railties (>= 3.0.0)
     faraday (0.9.2)
       multipart-post (>= 1.2, < 3)
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   diaspora_federation!
   diaspora_federation-rails!
   diaspora_federation-test!
-  factory_girl_rails (~> 4.6.0)
+  factory_girl_rails (~> 4.7)
   fixture_builder (~> 0.4.1)
   fuubar (= 2.0.0)
   guard-rspec
diff --git a/diaspora_federation-test.gemspec b/diaspora_federation-test.gemspec
index b6219c8..e9659ab 100644
--- a/diaspora_federation-test.gemspec
+++ b/diaspora_federation-test.gemspec
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.required_ruby_version = "~> 2.0"
 
   s.add_dependency "diaspora_federation", DiasporaFederation::VERSION
-  s.add_dependency "factory_girl", "~> 4.5", ">= 4.5.0"
+  s.add_dependency "factory_girl", "~> 4.7"
 end