diff --git a/api_auth.gemspec b/api_auth.gemspec
index 907aef5d..c89208af 100644
--- a/api_auth.gemspec
+++ b/api_auth.gemspec
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_development_dependency 'rest-client', '~> 1.6.0'
   s.add_development_dependency 'curb', '~> 0.8.1'
   s.add_development_dependency 'httpi'
-  s.add_development_dependency 'faraday'
+  faraday_version = RUBY_VERSION == '1.8.7' ? '< 0.10' : '>= 0.10'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'faraday', faraday_version
   s.add_development_dependency 'multipart-post', '~> 2.0'
 
   s.files         = `git ls-files`.split("\n")