diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 86650708..e896ff33 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ group :system_tests do
   gem "CFPropertyList", '< 3.0.7', require: false, platforms: [:mswin, :mingw, :x64_mingw]
   gem "ffi",                       require: false, platforms: [:mswin, :mingw, :x64_mingw]
   gem "serverspec", '~> 2.41',     require: false
-  gem "net-ssh", '< 8.0',          require: false
+  gem "net-ssh", '< 9.0',          require: false
 end
 
 puppet_version = ENV['PUPPET_GEM_VERSION']