diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index a29559eb8..18e98ad82 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ begin
     # gem.add_dependency('yaml')
 
     gem.add_development_dependency "rspec", ">= 1.2.9"
-    gem.add_development_dependency "mocha", ">= 1.2.9"
+    gem.add_development_dependency "mocha", ">= 0.9.8"
     gem.add_development_dependency "ruby-debug"
 
     # gem is a Gem::Specification... see http://www.rubygems.org/read/chapter/20 for additional settings