diff --git a/newrelic_rpm.gemspec b/newrelic_rpm.gemspec
index 0026f23163..a2d17dfc72 100644
--- a/newrelic_rpm.gemspec
+++ b/newrelic_rpm.gemspec
@@ -54,10 +54,13 @@ https://github.com/newrelic/newrelic-ruby-agent/
   s.add_development_dependency 'mocha', '~> 1.16'
   s.add_development_dependency 'pry' unless ENV['CI']
   s.add_development_dependency 'rake', '12.3.3'
-  s.add_development_dependency 'rubocop' unless ENV['CI'] && RUBY_VERSION < '3.0.0'
-  s.add_development_dependency 'rubocop-minitest' unless ENV['CI'] && RUBY_VERSION < '3.0.0'
-  s.add_development_dependency 'rubocop-performance' unless ENV['CI'] && RUBY_VERSION < '3.0.0'
-  s.add_development_dependency 'rubocop-rake' unless ENV['CI'] && RUBY_VERSION < '3.0.0'
+
+  s.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '1.44.1' unless ENV['CI'] && RUBY_VERSION < '3.0.0'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'rubocop-ast', '1.24.1' unless ENV['CI'] && RUBY_VERSION < '3.0.0'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'rubocop-minitest', '0.27.0' unless ENV['CI'] && RUBY_VERSION < '3.0.0'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'rubocop-performance', '1.16.0' unless ENV['CI'] && RUBY_VERSION < '3.0.0'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'rubocop-rake', '0.6.0' unless ENV['CI'] && RUBY_VERSION < '3.0.0'
+
   s.add_development_dependency 'simplecov' if RUBY_VERSION >= '2.7.0'
   s.add_development_dependency 'thor' unless ENV['CI']
   s.add_development_dependency 'warning' if RUBY_VERSION >= '2.4.0'