diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 7013b1365..fcd0e9c90 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ end
 group :test do
   gem "approvals", "~> 0.0" # A library to make it easier to do golden-master style testing in Ruby
   gem "exifr", ">= 1.3.6" # EXIF Reader is a module to read EXIF from JPEG and TIFF images
-  gem "factory_bot_rails", "~> 5.1" # factory_bot is a fixtures replacement with a straightforward definition syntax, support for multiple build strategies
+  gem "factory_bot_rails", "~> 5.2" # factory_bot is a fixtures replacement with a straightforward definition syntax, support for multiple build strategies
   gem "launchy", "~> 2.5" # Launchy is helper class for launching cross-platform applications in a fire and forget manner.
   gem "pundit-matchers", "~> 1.6" # A set of RSpec matchers for testing Pundit authorisation policies
   gem "rspec-retry", "~> 0.6" # retry intermittently failing rspec examples
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index f1283ccb3..33b042219 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -290,10 +290,10 @@ GEM
     excon (0.73.0)
     execjs (2.7.0)
     exifr (1.3.6)
-    factory_bot (5.1.1)
+    factory_bot (5.2.0)
       activesupport (>= 4.2.0)
-    factory_bot_rails (5.1.1)
-      factory_bot (~> 5.1.0)
+    factory_bot_rails (5.2.0)
+      factory_bot (~> 5.2.0)
       railties (>= 4.2.0)
     faker (2.11.0)
       i18n (>= 1.6, < 2)
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   envied (~> 0.9)
   erb_lint (~> 0.0.32)
   exifr (>= 1.3.6)
-  factory_bot_rails (~> 5.1)
+  factory_bot_rails (~> 5.2)
   faker (~> 2.11)
   fast_jsonapi (~> 1.5)
   fastly (~> 2.5)