diff --git a/appengine/flexible/ruby31-and-earlier/rails-cloudsql-postgres/Gemfile b/appengine/flexible/ruby31-and-earlier/rails-cloudsql-postgres/Gemfile
index ec09d6f57..be35a560a 100644
--- a/appengine/flexible/ruby31-and-earlier/rails-cloudsql-postgres/Gemfile
+++ b/appengine/flexible/ruby31-and-earlier/rails-cloudsql-postgres/Gemfile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ end
 gem "rails", ">= 5.1.3", "< 5.3"
 
 # Use sqlite3 as the database for Active Record
-gem "sqlite3", ">= 1.3.6", "< 1.5.4"
+gem "sqlite3", ">= 1.3.6", "< 2.9.6"
 # Use Puma as the app server
 gem "puma", "~> 3.7"
 # Use SCSS for stylesheets
diff --git a/appengine/flexible/ruby31-and-earlier/rails-cloudsql-postgres/Gemfile.lock b/appengine/flexible/ruby31-and-earlier/rails-cloudsql-postgres/Gemfile.lock
index 0df8b0e3c..4056749c5 100644
--- a/appengine/flexible/ruby31-and-earlier/rails-cloudsql-postgres/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/appengine/flexible/ruby31-and-earlier/rails-cloudsql-postgres/Gemfile.lock
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ GEM
     matrix (0.4.2)
     method_source (1.0.0)
     mini_mime (1.1.5)
-    mini_portile2 (2.8.6)
+    mini_portile2 (2.8.9)
     minitest (5.20.0)
     multi_json (1.15.0)
     net-imap (0.4.24)
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ GEM
       actionpack (>= 5.2)
       activesupport (>= 5.2)
       sprockets (>= 3.0.0)
-    sqlite3 (1.5.3)
+    sqlite3 (2.9.5)
       mini_portile2 (~> 2.8.0)
     stackdriver (0.21.1)
       google-cloud-error_reporting (~> 0.41)
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rspec-rails
   rspec_junit_formatter
   sass-rails (~> 5.0)
-  sqlite3 (>= 1.3.6, < 1.5.4)
+  sqlite3 (>= 1.3.6, < 2.9.6)
   tzinfo-data
   web-console (>= 3.3.0)