diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 2fdcc2c3a..7e2a627ef 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ end
 
 # Optional gem for OpenID authentication
 group :openid do
-  gem "ruby-openid", "~> 2.3.0", :require => "openid"
+  gem "ruby-openid", "~> 2.9.2", :require => "openid"
   gem "rack-openid"
 end