diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index f18bb98..80d9183 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ gem 'rails', '~> 5.1.0'
 # Use sqlite3 as the database for Active Record
 gem 'pg'
 # Use Puma as the app server
-gem 'puma', '~> 3.7'
+gem 'puma', '~> 3.12'
 # Use SCSS for stylesheets
 gem 'sass-rails', '~> 5.0'
 gem 'bootstrap-sass'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 1835fd3..7e20697 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ GEM
     pry-nav (0.2.4)
       pry (>= 0.9.10, < 0.11.0)
     public_suffix (2.0.5)
-    puma (3.9.1)
+    puma (3.12.6)
     rack (2.0.5)
     rack-test (0.6.3)
       rack (>= 1.0)
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   pg
   pry
   pry-nav
-  puma (~> 3.7)
+  puma (~> 3.12)
   rails (~> 5.1.0)
   rails-controller-testing
   rails-footnotes (~> 4.0)