diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index f72fbed..1e3b1af 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ group :development, :unit_tests do
   gem 'puppet-lint',                                      '~> 2.3'
   gem 'puppet-lint-absolute_classname-check',             '~> 3.0'
   gem 'puppet-lint-absolute_template_path',               '~> 1.0'
-  gem 'puppet-lint-empty_string-check',                   '~> 0.2'
+  gem 'puppet-lint-empty_string-check',                   '~> 1.0'
   gem 'puppet-lint-leading_zero-check',                   '~> 0.1'
   gem 'puppet-lint-resource_reference_syntax',            '~> 1.1'
   gem 'puppet-lint-spaceship_operator_without_tag-check', '~> 0.1'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index a937fb9..be64fb4 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ GEM
       puppet-lint (>= 1.0, < 3.0)
     puppet-lint-absolute_template_path (1.0.1)
       puppet-lint (>= 1.1, < 3.0)
-    puppet-lint-empty_string-check (0.2.2)
+    puppet-lint-empty_string-check (1.0.0)
       puppet-lint (>= 1.0, < 3.0)
     puppet-lint-leading_zero-check (0.1.1)
       puppet-lint (>= 1.0, < 3.0)
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   puppet-lint (~> 2.3)
   puppet-lint-absolute_classname-check (~> 3.0)
   puppet-lint-absolute_template_path (~> 1.0)
-  puppet-lint-empty_string-check (~> 0.2)
+  puppet-lint-empty_string-check (~> 1.0)
   puppet-lint-leading_zero-check (~> 0.1)
   puppet-lint-resource_reference_syntax (~> 1.1)
   puppet-lint-spaceship_operator_without_tag-check (~> 0.1)