diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 37caa20745..b2e4464572 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ PATH
       rex-socket
       rex-sslscan
       rex-struct2
-      rex-text (< 0.2.18)
+      rex-text
       rex-zip
       ruby-macho
       ruby_smb
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ GEM
       rex-socket
       rex-text
     rex-struct2 (0.1.2)
-    rex-text (0.2.17)
+    rex-text (0.2.20)
     rex-zip (0.1.3)
       rex-text
     rkelly-remix (0.0.7)
diff --git a/metasploit-framework.gemspec b/metasploit-framework.gemspec
index c51aceb7e8..c3402838c0 100644
--- a/metasploit-framework.gemspec
+++ b/metasploit-framework.gemspec
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   # Core of the Ruby Exploitation Library
   spec.add_runtime_dependency 'rex-core'
   # Text manipulation library for things like generating random string
-  spec.add_runtime_dependency 'rex-text', ["< 0.2.18"]
+  spec.add_runtime_dependency 'rex-text'
   # Library for Generating Randomized strings valid as Identifiers such as variable names
   spec.add_runtime_dependency 'rex-random_identifier'
   # library for creating Powershell scripts for exploitation purposes