diff --git a/api/opentelemetry-api.gemspec b/api/opentelemetry-api.gemspec
index 17c622c98..5ae67c120 100644
--- a/api/opentelemetry-api.gemspec
+++ b/api/opentelemetry-api.gemspec
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_development_dependency 'faraday', '~> 0.13'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'minitest', '~> 5.0'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'opentelemetry-test-helpers'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 12.0'
+  spec.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 13.3'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 1.65'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov', '~> 0.17'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'yard', '~> 0.9'
diff --git a/test_helpers/opentelemetry-test-helpers.gemspec b/test_helpers/opentelemetry-test-helpers.gemspec
index aa98fb810..f8212b174 100644
--- a/test_helpers/opentelemetry-test-helpers.gemspec
+++ b/test_helpers/opentelemetry-test-helpers.gemspec
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_development_dependency 'opentelemetry-sdk'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'pry'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'pry-byebug' unless RUBY_ENGINE == 'jruby'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 12.0'
+  spec.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 13.3'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 1.65'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov', '~> 0.17'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'yard', '~> 0.9'