diff --git a/inspec-core.gemspec b/inspec-core.gemspec
index fc607a2a9..661c0273e 100644
--- a/inspec-core.gemspec
+++ b/inspec-core.gemspec
@@ -63,5 +63,5 @@ Source code obtained from the Chef GitHub repository is made available under Apa
 
   spec.add_dependency "train-core", ">= 3.11.0"
   # Minimum major version 1 is required for Chef licensing telemetry
-  spec.add_dependency "chef-licensing", ">= 1.0.0"
+  spec.add_dependency "chef-licensing", ">= 1.0.2"
 end