diff --git a/sensu-plugins-process-checks.gemspec b/sensu-plugins-process-checks.gemspec
index ab9f543..2c4fe05 100644
--- a/sensu-plugins-process-checks.gemspec
+++ b/sensu-plugins-process-checks.gemspec
@@ -42,6 +42,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s| # rubocop: disable Metrics/BlockLength
   s.add_development_dependency 'redcarpet',                 '~> 3.2'
   s.add_development_dependency 'rspec',                     '~> 3.7'
   s.add_development_dependency 'rspec-mocks',               '~> 3.7'
-  s.add_development_dependency 'rubocop',                   '~> 0.51.0'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'rubocop',                   '~> 0.81.0'
   s.add_development_dependency 'yard',                      '~> 0.9.11'
 end