diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/chefdk/Gemfile b/pkgs/development/tools/chefdk/Gemfile
index 47451c66d27f8..9102c39813728 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/chefdk/Gemfile
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/chefdk/Gemfile
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
-gem 'chef-dk', '4.7.73'
+gem 'chef-dk', '4.9.7'
 gem 'pry'
 gem 'test-kitchen'
 gem 'inspec'
 gem 'kitchen-inspec'
 gem 'kitchen-vagrant'
-gem 'berkshelf'
+gem 'berkshelf', '>= 7.0.10'
 gem 'chef-vault'
 gem 'foodcritic'
 gem 'ohai'
 gem 'rubocop'
-gem 'knife-spork'
+gem 'knife-spork', '>= 1.7.3'
 gem 'fauxhai-ng'
-gem 'chefspec'
+gem 'chefspec', '>= 9.2.0'
 gem 'chef-provisioning'