diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 8f79531..2b7caeb 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ PATH
       bagit (~> 0.4)
       connection_pool (~> 2.2)
       daemons (~> 1.2, >= 1.2.4)
-      minitar (~> 0.7)
+      minitar (>= 0.7, < 2.0)
       openstack (~> 3.3, >= 3.3.10)
       rdf (>= 1.99, < 4.0)
       rdf-n3 (>= 1.99, < 4.0)
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ GEM
     mime-types (3.5.1)
       mime-types-data (~> 3.2015)
     mime-types-data (3.2023.1003)
-    minitar (0.9)
+    minitar (0.12.1)
     minitest (5.20.0)
     mutex_m (0.1.2)
     nap (1.1.0)
diff --git a/pushmi_pullyu.gemspec b/pushmi_pullyu.gemspec
index b71fb79..aa3bc16 100644
--- a/pushmi_pullyu.gemspec
+++ b/pushmi_pullyu.gemspec
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_runtime_dependency 'bagit', '~> 0.4'
   spec.add_runtime_dependency 'connection_pool', '~> 2.2'
   spec.add_runtime_dependency 'daemons', '~> 1.2', '>= 1.2.4'
-  spec.add_runtime_dependency 'minitar', '~> 0.7'
+  spec.add_runtime_dependency 'minitar', '>= 0.7', '< 2.0'
   spec.add_runtime_dependency 'openstack', '~> 3.3', '>= 3.3.10'
   spec.add_runtime_dependency 'rdf', '>= 1.99', '< 4.0'
   spec.add_runtime_dependency 'rdf-n3', '>= 1.99', '< 4.0'