diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 473a992..c8970bd 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ gemspec
 
 # To use a debugger
 # gem 'byebug', group: [:development, :test]
-gem "sqlite3", "~> 1.4"
+gem "sqlite3", "~> 2.2"
 
 alchemy_branch = ENV.fetch("ALCHEMY_BRANCH", "7.3-stable")
 gem "alchemy_cms", github: "AlchemyCMS/alchemy_cms", branch: alchemy_branch