diff --git a/github_changelog_generator.gemspec b/github_changelog_generator.gemspec
index 617e47b..abef4e7 100644
--- a/github_changelog_generator.gemspec
+++ b/github_changelog_generator.gemspec
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
 
   spec.add_runtime_dependency "rake", ">= 10.0"
   spec.add_runtime_dependency "rainbow", ">= 2.1"
-  spec.add_runtime_dependency("octokit", ["~> 4.0"])
+  spec.add_runtime_dependency("octokit", ["~> 4.6"])
   spec.add_runtime_dependency("faraday-http-cache")
   spec.add_runtime_dependency("activesupport")
   spec.add_runtime_dependency("retriable", ["~> 2.1"])