diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 55544af..f8da902 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ group :development do
     gem "rspec", "~> 3.4"
     gem "aruba", "~> 0.6"
     gem "chef", "~> 14.0"
-    gem "chef-utils", "= 16.6.14" # pin until we drop ruby 2.5
+    gem "chef-utils", "17.10.0" # pin until we drop ruby 2.5
   else
     gem "chef-zero", ">= 15.0.4"
     gem "chef", "~> 17.0"
     gem "rspec", "~> 3.10.0"
     gem "aruba", "~> 1.1"
     gem "knife", "~> 17.0"
-    gem "chef-utils", "~> 17.0" # pin until we drop ruby >=3
+    gem "chef-utils", "17.10.0" # pin until we drop ruby >=3
   end
 end