diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 4fa62659e..877d30df3 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ group :development, :test do
   # code review
   gem 'simplecov',     '~> 0.9.1', require: false
   gem 'rubycritic',    '~> 1.1.1'
-  gem 'bullet',        '~> 4.14.0' # for finding database optimizations
+  gem 'bullet',        '~> 4.14.4' # for finding database optimizations
   gem 'bundler-audit', '~> 0.3.1'  # for finding future vulnerable gems
   gem 'brakeman',      '~> 2.6.2', require: false # for security audit'
   # tmp, otherwise conflics with breakman
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 2b024d289..b90805e43 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ GEM
       slim (>= 1.3.6, < 3.0)
       terminal-table (~> 1.4)
     builder (3.2.2)
-    bullet (4.14.2)
+    bullet (4.14.4)
       activesupport (>= 3.0.0)
       uniform_notifier (>= 1.6.0)
     bundler-audit (0.3.1)
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ GEM
       kgio (~> 2.6)
       rack
       raindrops (~> 0.7)
-    uniform_notifier (1.6.2)
+    uniform_notifier (1.8.0)
     uuid (2.3.7)
       macaddr (~> 1.0)
     uuidtools (2.1.5)
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   binding_of_caller (~> 0.7.2)
   bootstrap-sass (~> 3.3.1.0)
   brakeman (~> 2.6.2)
-  bullet (~> 4.14.0)
+  bullet (~> 4.14.4)
   bundler-audit (~> 0.3.1)
   cancancan (~> 1.9.2)
   capybara (~> 2.4.1)