diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index e4b3aa850..2bdf6118e 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ gem 'rack', '~> 2.2.3'
 gem 'hamlit-rails', '~> 0.2'
 gem 'pg', '~> 1.2'
 gem 'makara', '~> 0.5'
-gem 'pghero', '~> 2.7'
+gem 'pghero', '~> 2.8'
 gem 'dotenv-rails', '~> 2.7'
 
 gem 'aws-sdk-s3', '~> 1.91', require: false
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 33f2242c3..7b3d11319 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ GEM
     pastel (0.8.0)
       tty-color (~> 0.5)
     pg (1.2.3)
-    pghero (2.7.4)
+    pghero (2.8.0)
       activerecord (>= 5)
     pkg-config (1.4.5)
     pluck_each (0.1.3)
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   parallel_tests (~> 3.5)
   parslet
   pg (~> 1.2)
-  pghero (~> 2.7)
+  pghero (~> 2.8)
   pkg-config (~> 1.4)
   pluck_each (~> 0.1.3)
   posix-spawn