diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index f96730e..8f9d333 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
     podcast_api (1.1.4)
-      httparty
+      httparty (~> 0.20.0)
 
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
diff --git a/podcast_api.gemspec b/podcast_api.gemspec
index 368888f..5e2a5e1 100644
--- a/podcast_api.gemspec
+++ b/podcast_api.gemspec
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.email = "hello@listennotes.com"
   s.homepage = "https://www.PodcastAPI.com/"
   s.license = "MIT"
-  s.add_runtime_dependency "httparty"
+  s.add_runtime_dependency "httparty", '~> 0.20.0'
   s.metadata = {
     "bug_tracker_uri" => "https://github.com/ListenNotes/podcast-api-ruby/issues",
     "changelog_uri" =>