diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 06cb3866..96b849d0 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ group :ldap do
 end
 
 group :openid do
-  gem "ruby-openid", '~> 2.1.4', :require => 'openid'
+  gem "ruby-openid", '~> 2.8.0', :require => 'openid'
 end
 
 # Use the commented pure ruby gems, if you have not the needed prerequisites on
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index eaf46062..405d91da 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ GEM
       rake (>= 0.8.3)
     rake (0.9.2.2)
     rdoc (6.3.1)
-    ruby-openid (2.1.8)
+    ruby-openid (2.8.0)
     rubytree (0.5.3)
     rubyzip (0.9.6.1)
     selenium-webdriver (2.20.0)
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   pg
   rails (= 2.3.14)
   rdoc (>= 2.4.2)
-  ruby-openid (~> 2.1.4)
+  ruby-openid (~> 2.8.0)
   rubytree (~> 0.5.2)
   shoulda (~> 2.10.3)
   sqlite3