diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index b7e8b4cc5..3c83445ba 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
 ruby '2.7.1'
 
-gem 'activesupport', '~> 6.0', '>= 6.0.3.2', require: 'active_support/all'
+gem 'activesupport', '~> 6.1', require: 'active_support/all'
 gem 'minitest', '~> 5.14', '>= 5.14.1'
 gem 'minitest-reporters', github: 'kern/minitest-reporters' # make sure github gems work, cf. https://github.com/pmq20/ruby-packer/issues/95
 gem 'pry', '~> 0.13.1'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index dd4e2a4e5..8c53dbc29 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -11,17 +11,17 @@ GIT
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
   specs:
-    activesupport (6.0.3.2)
+    activesupport (6.1.7.3)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.2)
-      i18n (>= 0.7, < 2)
-      minitest (~> 5.1)
-      tzinfo (~> 1.1)
-      zeitwerk (~> 2.2, >= 2.2.2)
+      i18n (>= 1.6, < 2)
+      minitest (>= 5.1)
+      tzinfo (~> 2.0)
+      zeitwerk (~> 2.3)
     ansi (1.5.0)
     builder (3.2.4)
     coderay (1.1.3)
-    concurrent-ruby (1.1.6)
-    i18n (1.8.3)
+    concurrent-ruby (1.2.2)
+    i18n (1.12.0)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
     method_source (1.0.0)
     minitest (5.14.1)
@@ -30,10 +30,9 @@ GEM
       method_source (~> 1.0)
     rake (13.0.1)
     ruby-progressbar (1.10.1)
-    thread_safe (0.3.6)
-    tzinfo (1.2.7)
-      thread_safe (~> 0.1)
-    zeitwerk (2.4.0)
+    tzinfo (2.0.6)
+      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
+    zeitwerk (2.6.7)
 
 PLATFORMS
   mswin64
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ PLATFORMS
   x64-mingw32
 
 DEPENDENCIES
-  activesupport (~> 6.0, >= 6.0.3.2)
+  activesupport (~> 6.1)
   minitest (~> 5.14, >= 5.14.1)
   minitest-reporters!
   pry (~> 0.13.1)