diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 9234223..27171a7 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ lazy val root = project.in(file("."))
       Dependencies.Libraries.jackson,
       Dependencies.Libraries.collUtil,
       Dependencies.Libraries.mockito,
-      Dependencies.Libraries.specs2
+      Dependencies.Libraries.specs2Core
     )
   )
diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index 9074656..8f9c254 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ object Dependencies {
     val mockito     = "1.9.5"
 
     // Scala (test only)
-    val specs2 = "2.3.13"
+    val specs2 = "4.3.4"
   }
 
   object Libraries {
@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@ object Dependencies {
     val mockito     = "org.mockito"           %  "mockito-all"       % V.mockito       % "test"
 
     // Scala (test only)
-    val specs2      = "org.specs2"            %% "specs2"            % V.specs2        % "test"
+    val specs2Core  = "org.specs2"            %% "specs2-core"       % V.specs2        % "test"
   }
 }