diff --git a/socketry.gemspec b/socketry.gemspec
index 6973298..0ba3ff7 100644
--- a/socketry.gemspec
+++ b/socketry.gemspec
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
 
   spec.required_ruby_version = ">= 2.2.6"
 
-  spec.add_runtime_dependency "hitimes", "~> 1.2"
+  spec.add_runtime_dependency "hitimes", ">= 1.2", "< 3.0"
 
   spec.add_development_dependency "bundler"
 end