diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index bebaa85bc6..64dd7c4703 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends},
  ruby-prometheus-client-mmap (>= 0.9.3~),
  ruby-raindrops (>= 0.18~),
 #
- ruby-octokit (>= 4.8~),
+ ruby-octokit (>= 4.9~),
 #
  ruby-mail-room (>= 0.9.1~),
 #