diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 3f59333669..f36ddced18 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ gem 'roadie-rails', '~> 1.1.1'
 gem 'figaro'
 gem 'blockenspiel'
 gem 'acts-as-taggable-on', '~> 3.4'
-gem 'paper_trail', '~> 3.0.8'
+gem 'paper_trail', '~> 5.2.3'
 gem 'diffy'
 gem 'skylight', '< 2.0'
 
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index f6f333df16..e4c65940d2 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -551,9 +551,9 @@ GEM
       rack (>= 1.2, < 3)
     oj (3.7.4)
     orm_adapter (0.5.0)
-    paper_trail (3.0.9)
-      activerecord (>= 3.0, < 5.0)
-      activesupport (>= 3.0, < 5.0)
+    paper_trail (5.2.3)
+      activerecord (>= 3.0, < 6.0)
+      request_store (~> 1.1)
     paperclip (3.5.4)
       activemodel (>= 3.0.0)
       activesupport (>= 3.0.0)
@@ -629,6 +629,8 @@ GEM
       json (~> 1.4)
     redcarpet (3.2.3)
     ref (2.0.0)
+    request_store (1.4.1)
+      rack (>= 1.4)
     roadie (3.4.0)
       css_parser (~> 1.4)
       nokogiri (~> 1.5)
@@ -748,9 +750,6 @@ GEM
       addressable (>= 2.3.6)
       crack (>= 0.3.2)
       hashdiff
-    websocket-driver (0.7.0)
-      websocket-extensions (>= 0.1.0)
-    websocket-extensions (0.1.3)
     whenever (0.10.0)
       chronic (>= 0.6.3)
     wicked_pdf (1.1.0)
@@ -819,7 +818,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   oauth2 (~> 1.4.1)
   ofn-qz!
   oj
-  paper_trail (~> 3.0.8)
+  paper_trail (~> 5.2.3)
   paperclip
   pg
   pry-byebug (>= 3.4.3)