diff --git a/databases/rubygem-activerecord/Makefile b/databases/rubygem-activerecord/Makefile
index 169e07d4e5b1..7c1e64715393 100644
--- a/databases/rubygem-activerecord/Makefile
+++ b/databases/rubygem-activerecord/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ COMMENT=	Object-relational mapping layer for Rails MVC Framework
 RUN_DEPENDS=	rubygem-activesupport>=${PORTVERSION}:${PORTSDIR}/devel/rubygem-activesupport \
 		rubygem-activemodel>=${PORTVERSION}:${PORTSDIR}/databases/rubygem-activemodel \
 		rubygem-tzinfo>=0.3.29:${PORTSDIR}/devel/rubygem-tzinfo \
-		rubygem-arel>=2.2.1:${PORTSDIR}/databases/rubygem-arel
+		rubygem-arel>=3.0.0:${PORTSDIR}/databases/rubygem-arel
 
 USE_RUBY=   yes
 USE_RUBYGEMS=   yes
diff --git a/mail/rubygem-actionmailer/Makefile b/mail/rubygem-actionmailer/Makefile
index 146db1d988b1..3e914afdeef1 100644
--- a/mail/rubygem-actionmailer/Makefile
+++ b/mail/rubygem-actionmailer/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ MAINTAINER=	ruby@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Easy email delivery and testing for Ruby
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	rubygem-actionpack>=${PORTVERSION}:${PORTSDIR}/www/rubygem-actionpack \
-		rubygem-mail>=2.3.0:${PORTSDIR}/mail/rubygem-mail
+		rubygem-mail>=2.4.0:${PORTSDIR}/mail/rubygem-mail
 
 USE_RUBY=	yes
 USE_RUBYGEMS=	yes
diff --git a/net/rubygem-amqp/Makefile b/net/rubygem-amqp/Makefile
index cf6c8b6647e0..b46c37bf3420 100644
--- a/net/rubygem-amqp/Makefile
+++ b/net/rubygem-amqp/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	RG
 MAINTAINER=	clsung@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	An implementation of the AMQP protocol for RabbitMQ clients
 
-RUN_DEPENDS=	rubygem-eventmachine>=0.12.4:${PORTSDIR}/devel/rubygem-eventmachine \
+RUN_DEPENDS=	rubygem-eventmachine>=0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/rubygem-eventmachine \
 		rubygem-amq-client>=0.8.3:${PORTSDIR}/net/rubygem-amq-client \
 		rubygem-amq-protocol>=0.8.0:${PORTSDIR}/net/rubygem-amq-protocol
 
diff --git a/textproc/rubygem-sass-rails/Makefile b/textproc/rubygem-sass-rails/Makefile
index 3ee22ce087e1..916efac7c24a 100644
--- a/textproc/rubygem-sass-rails/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/rubygem-sass-rails/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ MAINTAINER=	ruby@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Sass adapter for the Rails asset pipeline
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	rubygem-sass>=3.1.10:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/rubygem-sass \
-		rubygem-railties>=3.1.0:${PORTSDIR}/www/rubygem-railties
+		rubygem-railties>=3.2.0.:${PORTSDIR}/www/rubygem-railties
 
 USE_RUBY=		yes
 USE_RUBYGEMS=		yes
diff --git a/www/rubygem-actionpack/Makefile b/www/rubygem-actionpack/Makefile
index b4a640292532..12cf949649b4 100644
--- a/www/rubygem-actionpack/Makefile
+++ b/www/rubygem-actionpack/Makefile
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	rubygem-activesupport>=${PORTVERSION}:${PORTSDIR}/devel/rubygem-act
 		rubygem-activemodel>=${PORTVERSION}:${PORTSDIR}/databases/rubygem-activemodel \
 		rubygem-tzinfo>=0.3.23:${PORTSDIR}/devel/rubygem-tzinfo \
 		rubygem-erubis>=2.7.0:${PORTSDIR}/www/rubygem-erubis \
-		rubygem-rack>=1.3.5:${PORTSDIR}/www/rubygem-rack \
+		rubygem-rack>=1.4.0:${PORTSDIR}/www/rubygem-rack \
 		rubygem-rack-cache>=1.1:${PORTSDIR}/www/rubygem-rack-cache \
 		rubygem-rack-mount>=0.8.2:${PORTSDIR}/www/rubygem-rack-mount \
 		rubygem-rack-test>=0.6.1:${PORTSDIR}/www/rubygem-rack-test \
 		rubygem-builder>=3.0.0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/rubygem-builder \
 		rubygem-i18n>=0.6:${PORTSDIR}/devel/rubygem-i18n \
-		rubygem-sprockets>=2.0.3:${PORTSDIR}/devel/rubygem-sprockets \
+		rubygem-sprockets>=2.1.2:${PORTSDIR}/devel/rubygem-sprockets \
 		rubygem-journey>=1.0.0:${PORTSDIR}/www/rubygem-journey
 
 USE_RUBY=	yes
diff --git a/www/rubygem-sinatra-respond_to/Makefile b/www/rubygem-sinatra-respond_to/Makefile
index af93659408c7..9669d82e8b02 100644
--- a/www/rubygem-sinatra-respond_to/Makefile
+++ b/www/rubygem-sinatra-respond_to/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	RG
 MAINTAINER=	freebsdports@chillibear.com
 COMMENT=	A respond_to style Rails block for Sinatra
 
-RUN_DEPENDS=	rubygem-sinatra>=1.2:${PORTSDIR}/www/rubygem-sinatra
+RUN_DEPENDS=	rubygem-sinatra>=1.3:${PORTSDIR}/www/rubygem-sinatra
 
 USE_RUBY=		yes
 USE_RUBYGEMS=		yes
diff --git a/www/rubygem-sinatra/Makefile b/www/rubygem-sinatra/Makefile
index a1110e17faac..2d6989fa48dd 100644
--- a/www/rubygem-sinatra/Makefile
+++ b/www/rubygem-sinatra/Makefile
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ MASTER_SITES=	RG
 MAINTAINER=	ruby@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	A classy web development framework in ruby
 
-RUN_DEPENDS=	rubygem-rack>=1.3.4:${PORTSDIR}/www/rubygem-rack \
-		rubygem-tilt>=1.3.3:${PORTSDIR}/devel/rubygem-tilt \
-		rubygem-rack-protection>=1.1.2:${PORTSDIR}/www/rubygem-rack-protection
+RUN_DEPENDS=	rubygem-rack>=1.3:${PORTSDIR}/www/rubygem-rack \
+		rubygem-tilt>=1.3:${PORTSDIR}/devel/rubygem-tilt \
+		rubygem-rack-protection>=1.2:${PORTSDIR}/www/rubygem-rack-protection
 
 USE_RUBY=	yes
 USE_RUBYGEMS=	yes