diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 4ae89ae67..00c541530 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ source "https://rubygems.org"
 
 gem "rails", "5.2.4.6"
 
-gem "acts-as-taggable-on", "~> 6.5.0"
+gem "acts-as-taggable-on", "~> 8.1.0"
 gem "acts_as_votable", "~> 0.12.1"
 gem "ahoy_matey", "~> 1.6.0"
 gem "airbrake", "~> 5.0"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 7f3175ef7..6341e5225 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ GEM
       i18n (>= 0.7, < 2)
       minitest (~> 5.1)
       tzinfo (~> 1.1)
-    acts-as-taggable-on (6.5.0)
-      activerecord (>= 5.0, < 6.1)
+    acts-as-taggable-on (8.1.0)
+      activerecord (>= 5.0, < 6.2)
     acts_as_votable (0.12.1)
     addressable (2.8.0)
       public_suffix (>= 2.0.2, < 5.0)
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ PLATFORMS
   ruby
 
 DEPENDENCIES
-  acts-as-taggable-on (~> 6.5.0)
+  acts-as-taggable-on (~> 8.1.0)
   acts_as_votable (~> 0.12.1)
   ahoy_matey (~> 1.6.0)
   airbrake (~> 5.0)