diff --git a/metasploit-framework.gemspec b/metasploit-framework.gemspec
index 4c47ca16bb..d72c1c95bd 100644
--- a/metasploit-framework.gemspec
+++ b/metasploit-framework.gemspec
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_runtime_dependency 'net-ssh'
   spec.add_runtime_dependency 'ed25519' # Adds ed25519 keys for net-ssh
   spec.add_runtime_dependency 'bcrypt_pbkdf'
-  spec.add_runtime_dependency 'ruby_smb', '~> 1.1'
+  spec.add_runtime_dependency 'ruby_smb', '~> 2.0'
   spec.add_runtime_dependency 'net-ldap'
 
   #