diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 7b26f69..cddbc91 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ gem "rails", "4.2.8"
 
 gem "unicorn"
 
-gem "mysql2", ">= 0.3.14"
+gem "mysql2", ">= 0.4.10"
 
 # uncomment to use PostgreSQL
 # gem "pg"