diff --git a/dyndnsd.gemspec b/dyndnsd.gemspec
index 35acfc9..1cd56e1 100644
--- a/dyndnsd.gemspec
+++ b/dyndnsd.gemspec
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   s.required_ruby_version = '>= 3.0'
 
-  s.add_runtime_dependency 'async', '~> 1.31.0'
+  s.add_runtime_dependency 'async', '~> 2.8.2'
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'async-dns', '~> 1.3.0'
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'metriks'
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger', '~> 0.22.0'