diff --git a/pageflow.gemspec b/pageflow.gemspec
index ba95502e1..ddcc64364 100644
--- a/pageflow.gemspec
+++ b/pageflow.gemspec
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_development_dependency 'mysql2', '~> 0.5.2'
 
   # Resque as default Active Job backend
-  s.add_development_dependency 'resque', '~> 1.25'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'resque', ['>= 1.25', '< 3']
   s.add_development_dependency 'resque-scheduler', '~> 4.10'
 
   s.add_development_dependency 'ar_after_transaction', '~> 0.10.0'
diff --git a/spec/support/pageflow-support.gemspec b/spec/support/pageflow-support.gemspec
index 0ce8159ec..7ffef624c 100644
--- a/spec/support/pageflow-support.gemspec
+++ b/spec/support/pageflow-support.gemspec
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'listen', '~> 3.0'
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'bootsnap', '~> 1.0'
 
-  s.add_runtime_dependency 'resque', '~> 1.25'
+  s.add_runtime_dependency 'resque', '~> 2.6'
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'resque-scheduler', '~> 4.10'
 
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'ar_after_transaction', '~> 0.10.0'