diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index b58fb074..c65f12bc 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ gem 'ffi-geos', '~> 1.0'          # XXX: where is this used?
 gem 'lyber-core', '~> 4.0', '>= 4.0.3'
 gem 'pry', '~> 0.10'              # for console
 gem 'rake', '~> 10.3'
-gem 'rgeoserver', '~> 0.7.10'
+gem 'rgeoserver', '~> 0.8.0'
 gem 'robot-controller', '~> 2.0', '>= 2.0.4'  # requires Resque
 gem 'rsolr', '~> 1.0'
 gem 'slop', '~> 3.6'              # for bin/run_robot
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 46d5253d..2fb5cbfd 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -209,18 +209,18 @@ GEM
       netrc (~> 0.7)
     retries (0.0.5)
     rgeo (0.3.20)
-    rgeo-shapefile (0.2.3)
-      dbf (>= 1.7.0)
-      rgeo (>= 0.3.3)
-    rgeoserver (0.7.10)
-      activemodel (~> 3.2.0)
-      activesupport (~> 3.2.0)
-      confstruct (~> 0.2.0)
-      nokogiri (~> 1.6.0)
+    rgeo-shapefile (0.4.1)
+      dbf (~> 3.0)
+      rgeo (~> 0.3)
+    rgeoserver (0.8.0)
+      activemodel (~> 3.2)
+      activesupport (~> 3.2)
+      confstruct (~> 0.2)
+      nokogiri (~> 1.6)
       rest-client (~> 1.6)
-      rgeo (~> 0.3.0)
-      rgeo-shapefile (~> 0.2.0)
-      rubyzip (~> 0.9.0)
+      rgeo (~> 0.3.20)
+      rgeo-shapefile (~> 0.2)
+      rubyzip (~> 0.9)
     robot-controller (2.0.4)
       bluepill
       rake (~> 10.3)
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   pry (~> 0.10)
   rake (~> 10.3)
   redcarpet
-  rgeoserver (~> 0.7.10)
+  rgeoserver (~> 0.8.0)
   robot-controller (~> 2.0, >= 2.0.4)
   rsolr (~> 1.0)
   rspec