diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 49d4df2a9..ea85542f2 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ gem "caxlsx", "~> 3.0.4"
 gem "caxlsx_rails", "~> 0.6.2"
 gem "ckeditor", "~> 4.3.0"
 gem "cocoon", "~> 1.2.15"
-gem "daemons", "~> 1.3.1"
+gem "daemons", "~> 1.4.0"
 gem "dalli", "~> 2.7.10"
 gem "delayed_job_active_record", "~> 4.1.6"
 gem "devise", "~> 4.8.0"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index cb52555ce..dbda517e7 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ GEM
       thor (>= 0.19.4, < 2.0)
       tins (~> 1.6)
     crass (1.0.6)
-    daemons (1.3.1)
+    daemons (1.4.0)
     dalli (2.7.10)
     database_cleaner (2.0.1)
       database_cleaner-active_record (~> 2.0.0)
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   ckeditor (~> 4.3.0)
   cocoon (~> 1.2.15)
   coveralls (~> 0.8.23)
-  daemons (~> 1.3.1)
+  daemons (~> 1.4.0)
   dalli (~> 2.7.10)
   database_cleaner (~> 2.0.1)
   delayed_job_active_record (~> 4.1.6)