diff --git a/puppet-openstack_infra_spec_helper.gemspec b/puppet-openstack_infra_spec_helper.gemspec
index d274691..e0eabc5 100644
--- a/puppet-openstack_infra_spec_helper.gemspec
+++ b/puppet-openstack_infra_spec_helper.gemspec
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
 
   # dependencies that are needed to run puppet-lint
   spec.add_dependency 'puppet', [ '~> 3.8']
-  spec.add_dependency 'puppetlabs_spec_helper'
+  spec.add_dependency 'puppetlabs_spec_helper', [ '~> 1.1.1']
   spec.add_dependency 'metadata-json-lint'
   spec.add_dependency 'puppet-lint-absolute_classname-check'
   spec.add_dependency 'puppet-lint-absolute_template_path'