diff --git a/lib/unitsdb/commands/release.rb b/lib/unitsdb/commands/release.rb
index fb0e8ab..da5225d 100644
--- a/lib/unitsdb/commands/release.rb
+++ b/lib/unitsdb/commands/release.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def create_zip_archive(db)
         output_path = File.join(@options[:output_dir],
                                 "unitsdb-#{@options[:version]}.zip")
 
-        Zip::File.open(output_path, Zip::File::CREATE) do |zipfile|
+        Zip::File.open(output_path, create: true) do |zipfile|
           {
             dimensions: Unitsdb::Dimensions,
             unit_systems: Unitsdb::UnitSystems,
diff --git a/unitsdb.gemspec b/unitsdb.gemspec
index fbf61a6..53d5006 100644
--- a/unitsdb.gemspec
+++ b/unitsdb.gemspec
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_dependency "lutaml-model", "~> 0.8.0"
   spec.add_dependency "rdf", "~> 3.1"
   spec.add_dependency "rdf-turtle", "~> 3.1"
-  spec.add_dependency "rubyzip", "~> 2.3"
+  spec.add_dependency "rubyzip", "~> 3.4"
   spec.add_dependency "table_tennis", "~> 0.0.7"
   spec.add_dependency "thor", "~> 1.0"
 end