diff --git a/resque-status.gemspec b/resque-status.gemspec
index e0b7676..6c7af9e 100644
--- a/resque-status.gemspec
+++ b/resque-status.gemspec
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
     s.specification_version = 4
 
     if Gem::Version.new(Gem::VERSION) >= Gem::Version.new('1.2.0') then
-      s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<resque>, ["~> 1.19"])
+      s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<resque>, [">= 1.19", "< 3"])
       s.add_development_dependency(%q<jeweler>, [">= 0"])
     else
-      s.add_dependency(%q<resque>, ["~> 1.19"])
+      s.add_dependency(%q<resque>, [">= 1.19", "< 3"])
       s.add_dependency(%q<jeweler>, [">= 0"])
     end
   else
-    s.add_dependency(%q<resque>, ["~> 1.19"])
+    s.add_dependency(%q<resque>, [">= 1.19", "< 3"])
     s.add_dependency(%q<jeweler>, [">= 0"])
   end
 end