diff --git a/chef-zero.gemspec b/chef-zero.gemspec
index 306f580..e93aae2 100644
--- a/chef-zero.gemspec
+++ b/chef-zero.gemspec
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   s.add_dependency "activesupport","~> 6.1"  #pin until we support ruby 2.6
   s.add_dependency "mixlib-log", ">= 2.0", "< 4.0"
-  s.add_dependency "hashie", ">= 2.0", "< 5.0"
+  s.add_dependency "hashie", ">= 2.0", "< 6.0"
   s.add_dependency "uuidtools", "~> 2.1"
   s.add_dependency "ffi-yajl", "~> 2.2"
   s.add_dependency "rack", "~> 2.0", ">= 2.0.6"