diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 0a0bf59de..7103a75cd 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ source :gemcutter
 source "http://gems.github.com"
 
 # Gems required for the lib to even run
-gem "virtualbox", ">= 0.4.3"
+gem "virtualbox", ">= 0.5.0"
 gem "net-ssh", ">= 2.0.19"
 gem "net-scp", ">= 1.0.2"
 gem "jashmenn-git-style-binaries", ">= 0.1.10"