diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 8b7d1337be..79bd6b789c 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ gem 'rubyzip', '~> 2.3'
 gem 'espeak-ruby', '~> 1.1.0' # Text-to-Voice
 gem 'rake', '~> 13.0'
 gem 'otr-activerecord', '~> 2.1', '>= 2.1.2'
-gem 'sqlite3', '~> 1.6', '>= 1.6.1'
+gem 'sqlite3', '~> 1.6'
 gem 'rubocop', '~> 1.53.1', require: false
 
 # Geolocation support
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 5d2e8dacec..4ea6506826 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ GEM
       rack-protection (= 3.0.6)
       tilt (~> 2.0)
     slack-notifier (2.4.0)
-    sqlite3 (1.6.1-x86_64-linux)
+    sqlite3 (1.6.6-x86_64-linux)
     stringio (3.0.5)
     sync (0.5.0)
     term-ansicolor (1.7.1)
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   selenium-webdriver (~> 4.12)
   sinatra (~> 3.0)
   slack-notifier (~> 2.4)
-  sqlite3 (~> 1.6, >= 1.6.1)
+  sqlite3 (~> 1.6)
   term-ansicolor
   test-unit-full (~> 0.0.5)
   thin (~> 1.8)