diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 65d6075bae..ce6c6e2b08 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 source 'https://rubygems.org/'
 
-gem 'pmdtester', :git => 'https://github.com/pmd/pmd-regression-tester.git'
+# bleeding edge from git
+#gem 'pmdtester', :git => 'https://github.com/pmd/pmd-regression-tester.git'
+
+gem 'pmdtester', '~> 1.0'
 gem 'danger', '~> 5.6', '>= 5.6'
 
 # This group is only needed for rendering release notes