diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 0b21f738a8..1f1ddb33ad 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ gem 'protected_attributes'
 gem 'responders', '~> 2.0'
 
 gem 'rails_warden',            '0.5.8' # Auth via the Warden Rack framework
-gem 'ruby-saml',               '1.4.1'
+gem 'ruby-saml',               '1.7.0'
 gem 'oauth',                   '0.4.7'
 gem 'oauth-plugin',            git: 'https://github.com/CartoDB/oauth-plugin.git', :branch => 'cartodb'
 
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index fbe175208b..b63e49cee7 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ GEM
       rspec-mocks (~> 2.12.0)
     ruby-ole (1.2.12)
     ruby-prof (0.15.1)
-    ruby-saml (1.4.1)
+    ruby-saml (1.7.0)
       nokogiri (>= 1.5.10)
     rubyzip (2.0.0)
     sass (3.4.21)
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rqrcode (~> 0.10.1)
   rspec-rails (= 2.12.0)
   ruby-prof (= 0.15.1)
-  ruby-saml (= 1.4.1)
+  ruby-saml (= 1.7.0)
   rubyzip (>= 2.0.0)
   selenium-webdriver (>= 2.5.0)
   sequel (~> 4.45.0)