diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 937aef4af..338e04fb4 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ gem 'sentry-ruby', require: false
 gem 'sentry-sidekiq', '>= 5.19.0', require: false
 
 ##-- background job processing --##
-gem 'sidekiq', '>= 7.3.1'
+gem 'sidekiq', '>= 8.0.0'
 # We want cron jobs
 gem 'sidekiq-cron', '>= 1.12.0'