diff --git a/appium_lib_core.gemspec b/appium_lib_core.gemspec
index df220204..f1b05226 100644
--- a/appium_lib_core.gemspec
+++ b/appium_lib_core.gemspec
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_development_dependency 'minitest', '~> 5.0'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'minitest-reporters', '~> 1.1'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'webmock', '~> 3.11.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '1.8.1'
+  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '1.11.0'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'appium_thor', '~> 1.0'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'pry'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'pry-byebug'