diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 708c5b179..74cb25a50 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ gem 'rdf-vocab', '3.1.4'
 gem 'rsolr', '2.3.0'
 
 # used in conjunction with our importers to zip/unzip files
-gem 'rubyzip', '1.3.0'
+gem 'rubyzip', '2.3.0'
 
 # our jobs server
 gem 'sidekiq', '5.2.9'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 32344c541..a0fd0b3eb 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ GEM
     ruby-progressbar (1.10.1)
     rubycas-client (2.3.9)
       activesupport
-    rubyzip (1.3.0)
+    rubyzip (2.3.0)
     safe_yaml (1.0.5)
     samvera-nesting_indexer (2.0.0)
       dry-equalizer
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rspec_junit_formatter (~> 0.4.1)
   rubocop (~> 0.63)
   rubocop-rspec (~> 1.3)
-  rubyzip (= 1.3.0)
+  rubyzip (= 2.3.0)
   sass-rails (= 5.1.0)
   shoulda-matchers (~> 4)
   sidekiq (= 5.2.9)