diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 8d2683d27..d233f550d 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
     apollo-federation (0.4.2)
-      google-protobuf
-      graphql
+      google-protobuf (~> 3.9.2)
+      graphql (~> 1.9.13)
 
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
diff --git a/apollo-federation.gemspec b/apollo-federation.gemspec
index eeff52c32..0563f7b95 100644
--- a/apollo-federation.gemspec
+++ b/apollo-federation.gemspec
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
 
   spec.files = `git ls-files bin lib *.md LICENSE`.split("\n")
 
-  spec.add_dependency 'graphql'
+  spec.add_dependency 'graphql', '~> 1.9.12'
 
-  spec.add_runtime_dependency 'google-protobuf'
+  spec.add_runtime_dependency 'google-protobuf', '~> 3.9.1'
 
   spec.add_development_dependency 'actionpack'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'pry-byebug'