diff --git a/lib/irb/irb.gemspec b/lib/irb/irb.gemspec
index d3a4a26ba9..af40a32452 100644
--- a/lib/irb/irb.gemspec
+++ b/lib/irb/irb.gemspec
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
 
   spec.required_ruby_version = Gem::Requirement.new(">= 2.5")
 
-  spec.add_dependency "reline", ">= 0.0.1"
+  spec.add_dependency "reline", ">= 0.1.5"
   spec.add_development_dependency "bundler"
   spec.add_development_dependency "rake"
 end