diff --git a/core/spree_core.gemspec b/core/spree_core.gemspec
index 3d154e09069..76821a4a090 100644
--- a/core/spree_core.gemspec
+++ b/core/spree_core.gemspec
@@ -52,6 +52,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_dependency 'stringex'
   s.add_dependency 'validates_zipcode'
   s.add_dependency 'mini_magick', '~> 4.9', '>= 4.9.4'
-  s.add_dependency 'image_processing', '~> 1.2'
+  s.add_dependency 'image_processing', '>= 1.2', '< 3.0'
   s.add_dependency 'active_storage_validations', '>= 0.9', '< 2.0'
 end