diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index a183aa5b7..47498329c 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -631,6 +631,9 @@ RSpec/SpecFilePathFormat:
 RSpec/SpecFilePathSuffix:
   Enabled: true
 
+RSpec/StringAsInstanceDoubleConstant:
+  Enabled: true
+
 RSpec/UndescriptiveLiteralsDescription:
   Enabled: true
 
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 13323572e..7f363c976 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ group :development do
   gem "rubocop-factory_bot", "~> 2.26.1", require: false
   gem "rubocop-performance", "~> 1.22.1", require: false
   gem "rubocop-rails", "~> 2.25.1", require: false
-  gem "rubocop-rspec", "~> 3.0.1", require: false
+  gem "rubocop-rspec", "~> 3.1.0", require: false
   gem "rubocop-rspec_rails", "~> 2.30.0", require: false
   gem "rvm1-capistrano3", "~> 1.4.0", require: false
   gem "spring", "~> 4.2.1"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 17b69fc85..cd02cca6f 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ GEM
       rack (>= 1.1)
       rubocop (>= 1.33.0, < 2.0)
       rubocop-ast (>= 1.31.1, < 2.0)
-    rubocop-rspec (3.0.3)
+    rubocop-rspec (3.1.0)
       rubocop (~> 1.61)
     rubocop-rspec_rails (2.30.0)
       rubocop (~> 1.61)
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rubocop-factory_bot (~> 2.26.1)
   rubocop-performance (~> 1.22.1)
   rubocop-rails (~> 2.25.1)
-  rubocop-rspec (~> 3.0.1)
+  rubocop-rspec (~> 3.1.0)
   rubocop-rspec_rails (~> 2.30.0)
   rvm1-capistrano3 (~> 1.4.0)
   sassc-embedded (~> 1.70.1)
diff --git a/spec/helpers/comments_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/comments_helper_spec.rb
index f1d85a2b4..f0d8989d5 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/comments_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/comments_helper_spec.rb
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ require "rails_helper"
 RSpec.describe CommentsHelper do
   describe "#user_level_class" do
     def comment_double(as_administrator: false, as_moderator: false, official: false)
-      user = instance_double("User", official?: official, official_level: "Y")
-      instance_double("Comment", as_administrator?: as_administrator, as_moderator?: as_moderator, user: user)
+      user = instance_double(User, official?: official, official_level: "Y")
+      instance_double(Comment, as_administrator?: as_administrator, as_moderator?: as_moderator, user: user)
     end
 
     it "returns is-admin for comment done as administrator" do
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ RSpec.describe CommentsHelper do
   describe "#comment_author_class" do
     it "returns is-author if author is the commenting user" do
       author_id = 42
-      comment = instance_double("Comment", user_id: author_id)
+      comment = instance_double(Comment, user_id: author_id)
 
       expect(helper.comment_author_class(comment, author_id)).to eq("is-author")
     end
 
     it "returns an empty string if commenter is not the author" do
       author_id = 42
-      comment = instance_double("Comment", user_id: author_id - 1)
+      comment = instance_double(Comment, user_id: author_id - 1)
 
       expect(helper.comment_author_class(comment, author_id)).to eq("")
     end
diff --git a/spec/models/verification/management/document_spec.rb b/spec/models/verification/management/document_spec.rb
index f814e088c..e9eb02552 100644
--- a/spec/models/verification/management/document_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/verification/management/document_spec.rb
@@ -84,19 +84,19 @@ describe Verification::Management::Document do
 
       describe "#valid_age?" do
         it "returns false when the user is younger than the user's minimum required age" do
-          census_response = instance_double("CensusApi::Response",
+          census_response = instance_double(CensusApi::Response,
                                             date_of_birth: under_minium_age_date_of_birth)
           expect(Verification::Management::Document.new.valid_age?(census_response)).to be false
         end
 
         it "returns true when the user has the user's minimum required age" do
-          census_response = instance_double("CensusApi::Response",
+          census_response = instance_double(CensusApi::Response,
                                             date_of_birth: just_minium_age_date_of_birth)
           expect(Verification::Management::Document.new.valid_age?(census_response)).to be true
         end
 
         it "returns true when the user is older than the user's minimum required age" do
-          census_response = instance_double("CensusApi::Response",
+          census_response = instance_double(CensusApi::Response,
                                             date_of_birth: over_minium_age_date_of_birth)
           expect(Verification::Management::Document.new.valid_age?(census_response)).to be true
         end
@@ -104,19 +104,19 @@ describe Verification::Management::Document do
 
       describe "#under_age?" do
         it "returns true when the user is younger than the user's minimum required age" do
-          census_response = instance_double("CensusApi::Response",
+          census_response = instance_double(CensusApi::Response,
                                             date_of_birth: under_minium_age_date_of_birth)
           expect(Verification::Management::Document.new.under_age?(census_response)).to be true
         end
 
         it "returns false when the user is user's minimum required age" do
-          census_response = instance_double("CensusApi::Response",
+          census_response = instance_double(CensusApi::Response,
                                             date_of_birth: just_minium_age_date_of_birth)
           expect(Verification::Management::Document.new.under_age?(census_response)).to be false
         end
 
         it "returns false when the user is older than user's minimum required age" do
-          census_response = instance_double("CensusApi::Response",
+          census_response = instance_double(CensusApi::Response,
                                             date_of_birth: over_minium_age_date_of_birth)
           expect(Verification::Management::Document.new.under_age?(census_response)).to be false
         end