diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index f0b5c12f2f..6d7bd98b16 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ GEM
       ruby-progressbar (~> 1.7)
       unicode-display_width (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.1)
     ruby-progressbar (1.10.1)
-    simplecov (0.16.1)
+    simplecov (0.17.0)
       docile (~> 1.1)
       json (>= 1.8, < 3)
       simplecov-html (~> 0.10.0)
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   pry (= 0.12.2)
   rake (= 12.3.1)
   rubocop (= 0.59.1)
-  simplecov (= 0.16.1)
+  simplecov (= 0.17.0)
   test-unit (= 3.3.3)
   timecop (= 0.9.1)
 
diff --git a/faker.gemspec b/faker.gemspec
index c794a5fa07..c890b4a9e1 100644
--- a/faker.gemspec
+++ b/faker.gemspec
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_development_dependency('pry', '0.12.2')
   spec.add_development_dependency('rake', '12.3.1')
   spec.add_development_dependency('rubocop', '0.59.1')
-  spec.add_development_dependency('simplecov', '0.16.1')
+  spec.add_development_dependency('simplecov', '0.17.0')
   spec.add_development_dependency('test-unit', '3.3.3')
   spec.add_development_dependency('timecop', '0.9.1')
 end