--- archive-tar-minitar-0.8.gemspec
+++ archive-tar-minitar-0.8.gemspec
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@
 
   s.specification_version = 4
 
-  s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<minitar>.freeze, ["~> 0.8"])
-  s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<minitar-cli>.freeze, ["~> 0.8"])
+  s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<minitar>.freeze, [">= 0.8"])
+  s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<minitar-cli>.freeze, [">= 0.8"])
 end