diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 71f179e97b29f..9c872c8eadd75 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ group :development do
   # Markdown formatting for yard
   gem 'redcarpet'
   # generating documentation
-  gem 'yard'
+  gem 'yard', '>= 0.9.35'
   # for development and testing purposes
   gem 'pry-byebug'
   # Ruby Debugging Library - rebuilt and included by default from Ruby 3.1 onwards.
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ group :development, :test do
   gem 'rake'
   # Define `rake spec`.  Must be in development AND test so that its available by default as a rake test when the
   # environment is development
-  gem 'rspec-rails'
+  gem 'rspec-rails', '>= 6.0.4'
   gem 'rspec-rerun'
   # Required during CI as well local development
   gem 'rubocop'
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ end
 group :test do
   # automatically include factories from spec/factories
   gem 'test-prof'
-  gem 'factory_bot_rails'
+  gem 'factory_bot_rails', '>= 6.3.0'
   # Make rspec output shorter and more useful
   gem 'fivemat'
   # rspec formatter for acceptance tests