diff --git a/middleman/middleman.gemspec b/middleman/middleman.gemspec
index d09e7e7b..2af8f643 100644
--- a/middleman/middleman.gemspec
+++ b/middleman/middleman.gemspec
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_dependency("uglifier", ["~> 2.1.0"])
   s.add_dependency("coffee-script", ["~> 2.2.0"])
   s.add_dependency("execjs", ["~> 1.4.0"])
-  s.add_dependency("kramdown", ["~> 1.1.0"])
+  s.add_dependency("kramdown", ["~> 1.1"])
 end