diff --git a/valkyrie.gemspec b/valkyrie.gemspec
index 3b031c7af..9630f0459 100644
--- a/valkyrie.gemspec
+++ b/valkyrie.gemspec
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_dependency 'json'
   spec.add_dependency 'rdf-vocab'
   spec.add_dependency 'disposable', '~> 0.4.5'
-  spec.add_dependency 'faraday', '~> 0.17'
+  spec.add_dependency 'faraday', '< 1.0'
 
   spec.add_development_dependency "bundler", "> 1.16.0", "< 3"
   spec.add_development_dependency "rake", "~> 10.0"