diff --git a/deploy/files/initial-placeholder/Gemfile b/deploy/files/initial-placeholder/Gemfile
index d924ac61..6dd33e29 100644
--- a/deploy/files/initial-placeholder/Gemfile
+++ b/deploy/files/initial-placeholder/Gemfile
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 source 'https://rubygems.org'
-gem 'puma', '~> 6.3'
\ No newline at end of file
+gem 'puma', '~> 6.3', '>= 6.3.1'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deploy/files/initial-placeholder/Gemfile.lock b/deploy/files/initial-placeholder/Gemfile.lock
index a6fc75df..2b58bc3d 100644
--- a/deploy/files/initial-placeholder/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/deploy/files/initial-placeholder/Gemfile.lock
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
   specs:
     nio4r (2.5.9)
-    puma (6.3.0)
+    puma (6.4.0)
       nio4r (~> 2.0)
 
 PLATFORMS
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ PLATFORMS
   x86_64-linux
 
 DEPENDENCIES
-  puma (~> 6.3)
+  puma (~> 6.3, >= 6.3.1)
 
 BUNDLED WITH
    2.4.18