diff --git a/debian/patches/0024-loosen-slack-notifier.patch b/debian/patches/0024-loosen-slack-notifier.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ca8723994c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/0024-loosen-slack-notifier.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Index: gitlab/Gemfile
+===================================================================
+--- gitlab.orig/Gemfile
++++ gitlab/Gemfile
+@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ gem "gitlab-flowdock-git-hook", "~> 1.0.
+ gem "gemnasium-gitlab-service", "~> 0.2"
+ 
+ # Slack integration
+-gem "slack-notifier", "~> 1.0.0"
++gem "slack-notifier", "~> 1.2.1"
+ 
+ # Asana integration
+ gem 'asana', '~> 0.0.6'
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 3cceb967f5..cabbd1f381 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ loosen-rails-version.patch
 0021-loosen-sidekiq.patch
 0022-loosen-colorize.patch
 0023-loosen-tinder.patch
+0024-loosen-slack-notifier.patch