diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index b897dc0a7412c..e21d1b19c195c 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ gem 'd3_rails', '~> 3.5.0'
 gem "underscore-rails", "~> 1.8.0"
 
 # Sanitize user input
-gem "sanitize", '~> 2.0'
+gem "sanitize", "~> 7.0", ">= 7.0.0"
 gem 'babosa', '~> 1.0.2'
 
 # Sanitizes SVG input