diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index c5714fd9f9..0cce0ec71b 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ group :test do
     gem "byebug"
   end
 
-  gem "benchmark-ips", "< 2.8"
+  gem "benchmark-ips"
 end
 
 platforms :ruby, :mswin, :mswin64, :mingw, :x64_mingw do
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 0689d2c247..f337e3b3fb 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ GEM
     bcrypt (3.1.13)
     bcrypt (3.1.13-java)
     beaneater (1.0.0)
-    benchmark-ips (2.7.2)
+    benchmark-ips (2.8.2)
     blade (0.7.1)
       activesupport (>= 3.0.0)
       blade-qunit_adapter (~> 2.0.1)
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   azure-storage-blob
   backburner
   bcrypt (~> 3.1.11)
-  benchmark-ips (< 2.8)
+  benchmark-ips
   blade
   blade-sauce_labs_plugin
   bootsnap (>= 1.4.4)
diff --git a/guides/bug_report_templates/benchmark.rb b/guides/bug_report_templates/benchmark.rb
index 8e251b0184..4a8ce787c7 100644
--- a/guides/bug_report_templates/benchmark.rb
+++ b/guides/bug_report_templates/benchmark.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   git_source(:github) { |repo| "https://github.com/#{repo}.git" }
 
   gem "rails", github: "rails/rails"
-  gem "benchmark-ips", "< 2.8"
+  gem "benchmark-ips"
 end
 
 require "active_support"