diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index d132f82..870d28a 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ end
 
 group :development, :test do
   # unit tests
-  gem "rspec-rails", "~> 3.3.3"
+  gem "rspec-rails", "~> 3.4.0"
 
   # automatic test runs
   gem "guard-rspec", require: false
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index ee3a828..48ee048 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -192,33 +192,33 @@ GEM
       rake (>= 0.8.7)
       thor (>= 0.18.1, < 2.0)
     rainbow (2.0.0)
-    rake (10.4.2)
+    rake (10.5.0)
     rb-fsevent (0.9.6)
     rb-inotify (0.9.5)
       ffi (>= 0.5.0)
-    rspec (3.3.0)
-      rspec-core (~> 3.3.0)
-      rspec-expectations (~> 3.3.0)
-      rspec-mocks (~> 3.3.0)
+    rspec (3.4.0)
+      rspec-core (~> 3.4.0)
+      rspec-expectations (~> 3.4.0)
+      rspec-mocks (~> 3.4.0)
     rspec-collection_matchers (1.1.2)
       rspec-expectations (>= 2.99.0.beta1)
-    rspec-core (3.3.2)
-      rspec-support (~> 3.3.0)
-    rspec-expectations (3.3.1)
+    rspec-core (3.4.1)
+      rspec-support (~> 3.4.0)
+    rspec-expectations (3.4.0)
       diff-lcs (>= 1.2.0, < 2.0)
-      rspec-support (~> 3.3.0)
-    rspec-mocks (3.3.2)
+      rspec-support (~> 3.4.0)
+    rspec-mocks (3.4.1)
       diff-lcs (>= 1.2.0, < 2.0)
-      rspec-support (~> 3.3.0)
-    rspec-rails (3.3.3)
+      rspec-support (~> 3.4.0)
+    rspec-rails (3.4.0)
       actionpack (>= 3.0, < 4.3)
       activesupport (>= 3.0, < 4.3)
       railties (>= 3.0, < 4.3)
-      rspec-core (~> 3.3.0)
-      rspec-expectations (~> 3.3.0)
-      rspec-mocks (~> 3.3.0)
-      rspec-support (~> 3.3.0)
-    rspec-support (3.3.0)
+      rspec-core (~> 3.4.0)
+      rspec-expectations (~> 3.4.0)
+      rspec-mocks (~> 3.4.0)
+      rspec-support (~> 3.4.0)
+    rspec-support (3.4.1)
     rubocop (0.35.1)
       astrolabe (~> 1.3)
       parser (>= 2.2.3.0, < 3.0)
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   pry-byebug
   pry-debundle
   rspec-collection_matchers (~> 1.1.2)
-  rspec-rails (~> 3.3.3)
+  rspec-rails (~> 3.4.0)
   rubocop (= 0.35.1)
   simplecov (= 0.11.1)
   simplecov-rcov (= 0.2.3)