diff --git a/Gemfile.development_dependencies b/Gemfile.development_dependencies
index 58079b398..84c83e02f 100644
--- a/Gemfile.development_dependencies
+++ b/Gemfile.development_dependencies
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ gem "shakapacker", "7.2.1"
 gem "bootsnap", require: false
 gem "rails", "~> 7.1"
 
-gem "sqlite3"
+gem "sqlite3", "~> 1.6"
 gem "sass-rails", "~> 6.0"
 gem "uglifier"
 gem "jquery-rails"
diff --git a/react_on_rails.gemspec b/react_on_rails.gemspec
index 7f7ea2a16..896b05426 100644
--- a/react_on_rails.gemspec
+++ b/react_on_rails.gemspec
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_dependency "rainbow", "~> 3.0"
 
   s.add_development_dependency "gem-release"
-  s.add_development_dependency "sqlite3", "~> 1.6"
   s.post_install_message = '
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