diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index d7340ec49..048cc8646 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ gem 'pg'
 gem 'postrank-uri', '>= 1.0.24'
 gem 'pry-byebug', group: %i[development test]
 gem 'pry-rails'
-gem 'puma', '~> 5.6' # Use Puma as the app server
+gem 'puma', '~> 7.2' # Use Puma as the app server
 gem 'qa', git: 'https://github.com/samvera/questioning_authority.git', branch: 'main'
 gem 'rack-attack'
 gem 'rack-test', '0.7.0', group: %i[test] # rack-test >= 0.71 does not work with older Capybara versions (< 2.17). See #214 for more details
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index bbf62cc17..c4f0d674b 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ GEM
       timeout
     net-smtp (0.5.1)
       net-protocol
-    nio4r (2.7.4)
+    nio4r (2.7.5)
     noid (0.9.0)
     noid-rails (3.3.0)
       actionpack (>= 5.0.0, < 9)
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ GEM
       pry (>= 0.13.0)
     psych (3.3.4)
     public_suffix (4.0.7)
-    puma (5.6.9)
+    puma (7.2.1)
       nio4r (~> 2.0)
     raabro (1.4.0)
     racc (1.8.1)
@@ -1708,7 +1708,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   postrank-uri (>= 1.0.24)
   pry-byebug
   pry-rails
-  puma (~> 5.6)
+  puma (~> 7.2)
   qa!
   rack-attack
   rack-test (= 0.7.0)