diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 5eb0d839..7b39be5e 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ gem 'rails', '4.2.4'
 gem 'devise'
 gem 'redis'
 gem 'pg'
-gem 'cancan'
+gem 'cancancan'
 gem 'formula'
 gem 'formtastic'
 gem 'json'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 62c0a085..16ea23f3 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ GEM
       erubis (>= 2.6.6)
       rack (>= 0.9.0)
     builder (3.2.2)
-    cancan (1.6.10)
+    cancancan (1.12.0)
     climate_control (0.0.3)
       activesupport (>= 3.0)
     cocaine (0.5.7)
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   aws-sdk
   best_in_place
   better_errors
-  cancan
+  cancancan
   coffee-rails
   devise
   dotenv