diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 8c32e738ac..087f734e45 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ gem 'pg', '~> 0.21.0'
 
 gem 'acts_as_list', '0.9.19'
 gem 'awesome_nested_set', '~> 3.3.1'
-gem 'cancan', '~> 1.6.10'
+gem 'cancancan', '~> 1.7.0'
 gem 'ffaker'
 gem 'highline', '2.0.3' # Necessary for the install generator
 gem 'json'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 9a921e9fe8..6898a3cda5 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ GEM
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
     builder (3.2.4)
     byebug (11.1.3)
-    cancan (1.6.10)
+    cancancan (1.7.1)
     capybara (3.32.2)
       addressable
       mini_mime (>= 0.1.3)
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   aws-sdk (= 1.67.0)
   bugsnag
   byebug
-  cancan (~> 1.6.10)
+  cancancan (~> 1.7.0)
   capybara
   catalog!
   coffee-rails (~> 4.2.2)