diff --git a/lib/puppet_forge/tar/mini.rb b/lib/puppet_forge/tar/mini.rb
index 7045c07..18d995b 100644
--- a/lib/puppet_forge/tar/mini.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet_forge/tar/mini.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 require 'zlib'
-require 'archive/tar/minitar'
+require 'minitar'
 
 module PuppetForge
   class Tar
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def unpack(sourcefile, destdir)
         file_lists = {}
         Zlib::GzipReader.open(sourcefile) do |reader|
           file_lists = validate_files(reader)
-          Archive::Tar::Minitar.unpack(reader, destdir, file_lists[:valid]) do |action, name, stats|
+          Minitar.unpack(reader, destdir, file_lists[:valid]) do |action, name, stats|
             case action
             when :file_done
               FileUtils.chmod('u+rw,g+r,a-st', "#{destdir}/#{name}")
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def unpack(sourcefile, destdir)
 
       def pack(sourcedir, destfile)
         Zlib::GzipWriter.open(destfile) do |writer|
-          Archive::Tar::Minitar.pack(sourcedir, writer)
+          Minitar.pack(sourcedir, writer)
         end
       end
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def pack(sourcedir, destfile)
       # @return [Hash{:symbol => Array<String>}] a hash with file-category keys pointing to lists of filenames.
       def validate_files(tarfile)
         file_lists = {:valid => [], :invalid => [], :symlinks => []}
-        Archive::Tar::Minitar.open(tarfile).each do |entry|
+        Minitar.open(tarfile).each do |entry|
           flag = entry.typeflag
           if flag.nil? || flag =~ /[[:digit:]]/ && SYMLINK_FLAGS.include?(flag.to_i)
             file_lists[:symlinks] << entry.full_name
diff --git a/puppet_forge.gemspec b/puppet_forge.gemspec
index 12fb176..505c34a 100644
--- a/puppet_forge.gemspec
+++ b/puppet_forge.gemspec
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_runtime_dependency "faraday", "~> 2.0"
   spec.add_runtime_dependency "faraday-follow_redirects", "~> 0.3.0"
   spec.add_dependency "semantic_puppet", "~> 1.0"
-  spec.add_dependency "minitar", "< 1.0.0 "
+  spec.add_dependency "minitar",  '~> 1.0', '>= 1.0.2'
 
   spec.add_development_dependency "rake"
   spec.add_development_dependency "rspec", "~> 3.0"
diff --git a/spec/unit/forge/tar/mini_spec.rb b/spec/unit/forge/tar/mini_spec.rb
index bdfb9d0..d3f9e3d 100644
--- a/spec/unit/forge/tar/mini_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/forge/tar/mini_spec.rb
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def initialize(name, full_name, typeflag)
     writer = double('GzipWriter')
 
     expect(Zlib::GzipWriter).to receive(:open).with(destfile).and_yield(writer)
-    expect(Archive::Tar::Minitar).to receive(:pack).with(sourcedir, writer)
+    expect(Minitar).to receive(:pack).with(sourcedir, writer)
 
     minitar.pack(sourcedir, destfile)
   end
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ def initialize(name, full_name, typeflag)
     reader = double('GzipReader')
 
     expect(Zlib::GzipReader).to receive(:open).with(sourcefile).and_yield(reader)
-    expect(Archive::Tar::Minitar).to receive(:open).with(reader).and_return(tarfile_contents)
-    expect(Archive::Tar::Minitar).to receive(:unpack).with(reader, destdir, ['full_file']).and_yield(:file_start, 'thefile', nil)
+    expect(Minitar).to receive(:open).with(reader).and_return(tarfile_contents)
+    expect(Minitar).to receive(:unpack).with(reader, destdir, ['full_file']).and_yield(:file_start, 'thefile', nil)
 
     file_lists = minitar.unpack(sourcefile, destdir)
 
@@ -81,6 +81,6 @@ def unpacks_the_entry(type, name)
 
     expect(Zlib::GzipReader).to receive(:open).with(sourcefile).and_yield(reader)
     expect(minitar).to receive(:validate_files).with(reader).and_return({:valid => [name]})
-    expect(Archive::Tar::Minitar).to receive(:unpack).with(reader, destdir, [name]).and_yield(type, name, nil)
+    expect(Minitar).to receive(:unpack).with(reader, destdir, [name]).and_yield(type, name, nil)
   end
 end