diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index c7e47d702eb..3e10ba116fb 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ gem 'tilt', require: false
 
 gem 'execjs', require: false
 gem 'mini_racer'
-gem 'highline', require: false
+gem 'highline', '~> 1.7.0', require: false
 gem 'rack-protection' # security
 
 # Gems used only for assets and not required in production environments by default.
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 253c4b24a6b..6263d0bf15a 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ GEM
     guess_html_encoding (0.0.11)
     hashdiff (0.3.7)
     hashie (3.5.7)
-    highline (2.0.0)
+    highline (1.7.10)
     hiredis (0.6.1)
     hkdf (0.3.0)
     htmlentities (4.3.4)
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   flamegraph
   foreman
   gc_tracer
-  highline
+  highline (~> 1.7.0)
   hiredis
   htmlentities
   http_accept_language (~> 2.0.5)