diff --git a/.rspec b/.rspec
index 0120179e83..97f3a5d316 100644
--- a/.rspec
+++ b/.rspec
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 --color
---fail-fast
 --order=random
 --profile
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 12b92a9a27..8b0d01f157 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,17 +6,17 @@ rvm:
 env:
   - "CI_ORM=mongoid"
   - "CI_ORM=active_record CI_DB_ADAPTER=sqlite3"
-  - "CI_ORM=active_record CI_DB_ADAPTER=mysql"
+  - "CI_ORM=active_record CI_DB_ADAPTER=mysql2"
   - "CI_ORM=active_record CI_DB_ADAPTER=postgresql CI_DB_USERNAME=postgres"
 language: ruby
 matrix:
   exclude:
     - rvm: jruby-19mode
-      env: "CI_ORM=active_record CI_DB_ADAPTER=mysql"
+      env: "CI_ORM=active_record CI_DB_ADAPTER=mysql2"
     - rvm: jruby-19mode
       env: "CI_ORM=active_record CI_DB_ADAPTER=postgresql CI_DB_USERNAME=postgres"
     - rvm: 1.9.3
-      env: "CI_ORM=active_record CI_DB_ADAPTER=mysql"
+      env: "CI_ORM=active_record CI_DB_ADAPTER=mysql2"
     - rvm: 1.9.3
       env: "CI_ORM=active_record CI_DB_ADAPTER=postgresql CI_DB_USERNAME=postgres"
 notifications:
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index f7d650422f..563f470e74 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
 group :active_record do
+  gem 'protected_attributes'
   platforms :jruby do
     case ENV['CI_DB_ADAPTER']
     when 'mysql'
@@ -17,8 +18,8 @@ group :active_record do
 
   platforms :ruby, :mswin, :mingw do
     case ENV['CI_DB_ADAPTER']
-    when 'mysql'
-      gem 'mysql', '~> 2.8.1'
+    when 'mysql2'
+      gem 'mysql2', '~> 0.3.11'
     when 'postgresql'
       gem 'pg', '>= 0.14'
     else
@@ -44,9 +45,10 @@ group :test do
   gem 'capybara', '~> 1.1'
   gem 'carrierwave', '>= 0.8'
   gem 'coveralls', :require => false
-  gem 'database_cleaner', '>= 0.8'
+  gem 'database_cleaner', '>= 0.8', :github => 'bmabey/database_cleaner'
   gem 'devise', github: 'idl3/devise', branch: 'rails4'
   gem 'dragonfly', '>= 0.9'
+  gem 'rack-cache', :require => 'rack/cache'
   gem 'factory_girl', '>= 4.2'
   gem 'generator_spec', '>= 0.8'
   gem 'launchy', '>= 2.2'
diff --git a/spec/dummy_app/Gemfile b/spec/dummy_app/Gemfile
index aab5fad0b6..177cd4cc43 100644
--- a/spec/dummy_app/Gemfile
+++ b/spec/dummy_app/Gemfile
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 source :rubygems
 
-gem 'rails', '~> 3.2'
-gem 'strong_parameters', '>= 0.1.6'
+gem 'rails', '~> 4.0.0.beta1'
+gem 'rack-cache', :require => 'rack/cache'
 
 group :active_record do
+  gem 'protected_attributes'
   platforms :jruby do
     case ENV['CI_DB_ADAPTER']
     when 'mysql'
@@ -20,8 +21,8 @@ group :active_record do
 
   platforms :ruby, :mswin, :mingw do
     case ENV['CI_DB_ADAPTER']
-    when 'mysql'
-      gem 'mysql', '~> 2.8.1'
+    when 'mysql2'
+      gem 'mysql2', '~> 0.3.11'
     when 'postgresql'
       gem 'pg', '>= 0.14'
     else
@@ -31,13 +32,14 @@ group :active_record do
 end
 
 group :mongoid do
-  gem 'mongoid', '>= 3.0'
+  gem 'mongoid', github: 'mongoid/mongoid'
   gem 'mongoid-paperclip', '>= 0.0.8', :require => 'mongoid_paperclip'
-  gem 'carrierwave-mongoid', '>= 0.4', :require => 'carrierwave/mongoid'
+  gem 'mongoid-grid_fs', github: 'ahoward/mongoid-grid_fs'
+  gem 'carrierwave-mongoid', github: 'jnicklas/carrierwave-mongoid', :require => 'carrierwave/mongoid'
 end
 
 gem 'carrierwave', '>= 0.8'
-gem 'devise', '>= 2.2'
+gem 'devise', github: 'idl3/devise', branch: 'rails4'
 gem 'dragonfly', '>= 0.9'
 gem 'mini_magick', '>= 3.4'
 gem 'mlb', '>= 0.6'
@@ -47,8 +49,8 @@ gem 'rails_admin', :path => '../../'
 # Gems used only for assets and not required
 # in production environments by default.
 group :assets do
-  gem 'sass-rails',   '~> 3.2'
-  gem 'coffee-rails', '~> 3.2'
+  gem 'sass-rails', '~> 4.0.0.beta1'
+  gem 'coffee-rails', '~> 4.0.0.beta1'
 
   # See https://github.com/sstephenson/execjs#readme for more supported runtimes
   # gem 'therubyracer'
diff --git a/spec/dummy_app/config/application.rb b/spec/dummy_app/config/application.rb
index ef6d55c2d3..ba7bbca468 100644
--- a/spec/dummy_app/config/application.rb
+++ b/spec/dummy_app/config/application.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 require "action_controller/railtie"
 require "action_mailer/railtie"
-require "active_resource/railtie"
 require "sprockets/railtie"
 
 begin
diff --git a/spec/dummy_app/config/routes.rb b/spec/dummy_app/config/routes.rb
index 1a6424d183..7f3ab36af7 100644
--- a/spec/dummy_app/config/routes.rb
+++ b/spec/dummy_app/config/routes.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   devise_for :users
   mount RailsAdmin::Engine => '/admin', :as => 'rails_admin'
-  root :to => "rails_admin::Main#dashboard"
+  root :to => "rails_admin/main#dashboard"
   # https://github.com/sferik/rails_admin/issues/362
-  match ':controller(/:action(/:id(.:format)))'
+  get ':controller(/:action(/:id(.:format)))'
 end