diff --git a/logstash-output-jdbc.gemspec b/logstash-output-jdbc.gemspec
index 8aef151..16cc289 100644
--- a/logstash-output-jdbc.gemspec
+++ b/logstash-output-jdbc.gemspec
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.metadata = { 'logstash_plugin' => 'true', 'logstash_group' => 'output' }
 
   # Gem dependencies
-  s.add_runtime_dependency 'logstash-core-plugin-api', '>= 1.60', '<= 2.99'
+  s.add_runtime_dependency 'logstash-core-plugin-api', '~> 2'
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'stud'
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'logstash-codec-plain'