diff --git a/resque_to_cloudwatch.gemspec b/resque_to_cloudwatch.gemspec
index 67d3159..c7c25b5 100644
--- a/resque_to_cloudwatch.gemspec
+++ b/resque_to_cloudwatch.gemspec
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_development_dependency "rake"
   
   spec.add_dependency "aws-sdk", "= 1.24.0"
-  spec.add_dependency "eventmachine", "= 1.0.3"
+  spec.add_dependency "eventmachine", "= 1.2.7"
   spec.add_dependency "redis", "= 3.0.6"
   spec.add_dependency "simple-graphite", "~> 2.1.0"