diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index da5c8d2ce6..1f972b7866 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 source 'https://rubygems.org'
 ruby File.read(File.expand_path('../.ruby-version', __FILE__)).strip
 
-gem 'octokit', '~> 4.25'
+gem 'octokit', '~> 5.1'
 gem 'middleman', '~> 4.4'
 gem 'middleman-syntax'
 gem 'middleman-blog'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index aa5dd78fad..e458563122 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ GEM
       racc (~> 1.4)
     nokogiri (1.13.7-x86_64-linux)
       racc (~> 1.4)
-    octokit (4.25.1)
+    octokit (5.1.0)
       faraday (>= 1, < 3)
       sawyer (~> 0.9)
     padrino-helpers (0.15.1)
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   middleman-search!
   middleman-syntax
   nokogiri (~> 1.13)
-  octokit (~> 4.25)
+  octokit (~> 5.1)
   pry
   pry-byebug
   puma (~> 5.6)