diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 53fe345672..e6b2b7316c 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 gemspec
 
 gem 'rails', github: 'rails/rails', branch: '5-2-stable'
+gem 'cancancan', github: 'lizzyaustad/cancancan', branch: 'rails_5_2_upgrade_fixes'
 
 # Profiling
 gem 'rack-mini-profiler', group: :development, require: false