diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index e9d82270a0..e137afcbaf 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ GEM
     simplecov-html (0.10.2)
     test-unit (3.5.3)
       power_assert
-    timecop (0.9.5)
+    timecop (0.9.6)
     unicode-display_width (2.2.0)
     webrick (1.7.0)
     yard (0.9.27)
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rubocop-rake (= 0.6.0)
   simplecov (= 0.17.1, < 0.18)
   test-unit (= 3.5.3)
-  timecop (= 0.9.5)
+  timecop (= 0.9.6)
   yard (= 0.9.27)
 
 BUNDLED WITH
diff --git a/faker.gemspec b/faker.gemspec
index 0087b9d574..93d75ba4bc 100644
--- a/faker.gemspec
+++ b/faker.gemspec
@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   # https://github.com/codeclimate/test-reporter/issues/418
   spec.add_development_dependency('simplecov', '0.17.1', '< 0.18')
   spec.add_development_dependency('test-unit', '3.5.3')
-  spec.add_development_dependency('timecop', '0.9.5')
+  spec.add_development_dependency('timecop', '0.9.6')
   spec.add_development_dependency('yard', '0.9.27')
 end