diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 10bd33d26a..b4ecf7958e 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ group :test do
   gem 'rack_session_access'
   gem 'database_cleaner'
   gem "cucumber-rails-training-wheels" # http://aslakhellesoy.com/post/11055981222/the-training-wheels-came-off
-  gem 'rspec', '~> 2.14'
+  gem 'rspec', '~> 2.99.0.beta2'
   # also add to development group, so "spec" rake task gets loaded
-  gem "rspec-rails", "~> 2.14", :group => :development
+  gem "rspec-rails", "~> 2.99.0.beta2", :group => :development
   gem 'rspec-example_disabler', github: 'finnlabs/rspec-example_disabler', branch: 'master'
   gem 'capybara'
   gem 'capybara-screenshot'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 40f2c402c0..c34525fda4 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -276,22 +276,25 @@ GEM
       json (~> 1.4)
     ref (1.0.5)
     request_store (1.0.5)
-    rspec (2.14.1)
-      rspec-core (~> 2.14.0)
-      rspec-expectations (~> 2.14.0)
-      rspec-mocks (~> 2.14.0)
-    rspec-core (2.14.8)
-    rspec-expectations (2.14.5)
+    rspec (2.99.0.beta2)
+      rspec-core (= 2.99.0.beta2)
+      rspec-expectations (= 2.99.0.beta2)
+      rspec-mocks (= 2.99.0.beta2)
+    rspec-collection_matchers (0.0.3)
+      rspec-expectations (>= 2.99.0.beta1)
+    rspec-core (2.99.0.beta2)
+    rspec-expectations (2.99.0.beta2)
       diff-lcs (>= 1.1.3, < 2.0)
-    rspec-mocks (2.14.6)
-    rspec-rails (2.14.2)
+    rspec-mocks (2.99.0.beta2)
+    rspec-rails (2.99.0.beta2)
       actionpack (>= 3.0)
       activemodel (>= 3.0)
       activesupport (>= 3.0)
       railties (>= 3.0)
-      rspec-core (~> 2.14.0)
-      rspec-expectations (~> 2.14.0)
-      rspec-mocks (~> 2.14.0)
+      rspec-collection_matchers
+      rspec-core (= 2.99.0.beta2)
+      rspec-expectations (= 2.99.0.beta2)
+      rspec-mocks (= 2.99.0.beta2)
     ruby-prof (0.13.0)
     ruby-progressbar (1.2.0)
     rubytree (0.8.3)
@@ -424,9 +427,9 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rb-readline
   rdoc (>= 2.4.2)
   request_store
-  rspec (~> 2.14)
+  rspec (~> 2.99.0.beta2)
   rspec-example_disabler!
-  rspec-rails (~> 2.14)
+  rspec-rails (~> 2.99.0.beta2)
   ruby-prof
   ruby-progressbar
   rubytree (~> 0.8.3)