diff --git a/rspec-sqlimit.gemspec b/rspec-sqlimit.gemspec
index 0e818aa..eecb054 100644
--- a/rspec-sqlimit.gemspec
+++ b/rspec-sqlimit.gemspec
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |gem|
 
   gem.required_ruby_version = ">= 2.3"
 
-  gem.add_runtime_dependency "activerecord", ">= 4.2.0", "< 8"
+  gem.add_runtime_dependency "activerecord", ">= 4.2.0", "< 8.1"
   gem.add_runtime_dependency "rspec", "~> 3.0"
 end