diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 042f17f8c..e9cc1beda 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ gem 'coffee-rails', '= 3.2.2'
 gem 'uglifier', '= 1.2.3'
 gem 'jquery-rails', '= 3.1.0'
 gem 'jquery-ui-rails', '= 4.1.2'
-gem 'json', '= 1.8.3'
+gem 'json', '1.8.6'
 gem 'sinatra', '= 1.3.2'
 gem 'selenium-webdriver', '= 2.44.0'
 gem 'god', :git => 'https://github.com/mojombo/god.git', :ref => '92c06aa5f6293cf26498a306e9bb7ac856d7dca0'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index cd0857e72..33d0c18be 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ GEM
     jquery-ui-rails (4.1.2)
       railties (>= 3.1.0)
     jruby-pageant (1.1.1)
-    json (1.8.3)
+    json (1.8.6)
     jwt (1.4.1)
     kaminari (0.13.0)
       actionpack (>= 3.0.0)
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   hashie (= 2.1.2)
   jquery-rails (= 3.1.0)
   jquery-ui-rails (= 4.1.2)
-  json (= 1.8.3)
+  json (= 1.8.6)
   jwt (= 1.4.1)
   mailboxer (= 0.10.3)
   net-ssh (= 2.4.0)