diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 1670f01..8cb30c0 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ PATH
       gretel (~> 5.0)
       importmap-rails (~> 2.0)
       inline_svg (~> 1.10)
-      rails (>= 7.2.2, < 8.0)
+      rails (>= 7.2.2, < 9.0)
       sassc-rails (~> 2.1)
       simple_form (~> 5.3)
       stimulus-rails (~> 1.3)
@@ -15,66 +15,65 @@ PATH
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
   specs:
-    actioncable (7.2.2.1)
-      actionpack (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activesupport (= 7.2.2.1)
+    actioncable (8.0.0.1)
+      actionpack (= 8.0.0.1)
+      activesupport (= 8.0.0.1)
       nio4r (~> 2.0)
       websocket-driver (>= 0.6.1)
       zeitwerk (~> 2.6)
-    actionmailbox (7.2.2.1)
-      actionpack (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activejob (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activerecord (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activestorage (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activesupport (= 7.2.2.1)
+    actionmailbox (8.0.0.1)
+      actionpack (= 8.0.0.1)
+      activejob (= 8.0.0.1)
+      activerecord (= 8.0.0.1)
+      activestorage (= 8.0.0.1)
+      activesupport (= 8.0.0.1)
       mail (>= 2.8.0)
-    actionmailer (7.2.2.1)
-      actionpack (= 7.2.2.1)
-      actionview (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activejob (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activesupport (= 7.2.2.1)
+    actionmailer (8.0.0.1)
+      actionpack (= 8.0.0.1)
+      actionview (= 8.0.0.1)
+      activejob (= 8.0.0.1)
+      activesupport (= 8.0.0.1)
       mail (>= 2.8.0)
       rails-dom-testing (~> 2.2)
-    actionpack (7.2.2.1)
-      actionview (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activesupport (= 7.2.2.1)
+    actionpack (8.0.0.1)
+      actionview (= 8.0.0.1)
+      activesupport (= 8.0.0.1)
       nokogiri (>= 1.8.5)
-      racc
-      rack (>= 2.2.4, < 3.2)
+      rack (>= 2.2.4)
       rack-session (>= 1.0.1)
       rack-test (>= 0.6.3)
       rails-dom-testing (~> 2.2)
       rails-html-sanitizer (~> 1.6)
       useragent (~> 0.16)
-    actiontext (7.2.2.1)
-      actionpack (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activerecord (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activestorage (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activesupport (= 7.2.2.1)
+    actiontext (8.0.0.1)
+      actionpack (= 8.0.0.1)
+      activerecord (= 8.0.0.1)
+      activestorage (= 8.0.0.1)
+      activesupport (= 8.0.0.1)
       globalid (>= 0.6.0)
       nokogiri (>= 1.8.5)
-    actionview (7.2.2.1)
-      activesupport (= 7.2.2.1)
+    actionview (8.0.0.1)
+      activesupport (= 8.0.0.1)
       builder (~> 3.1)
       erubi (~> 1.11)
       rails-dom-testing (~> 2.2)
       rails-html-sanitizer (~> 1.6)
-    activejob (7.2.2.1)
-      activesupport (= 7.2.2.1)
+    activejob (8.0.0.1)
+      activesupport (= 8.0.0.1)
       globalid (>= 0.3.6)
-    activemodel (7.2.2.1)
-      activesupport (= 7.2.2.1)
-    activerecord (7.2.2.1)
-      activemodel (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activesupport (= 7.2.2.1)
+    activemodel (8.0.0.1)
+      activesupport (= 8.0.0.1)
+    activerecord (8.0.0.1)
+      activemodel (= 8.0.0.1)
+      activesupport (= 8.0.0.1)
       timeout (>= 0.4.0)
-    activestorage (7.2.2.1)
-      actionpack (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activejob (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activerecord (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activesupport (= 7.2.2.1)
+    activestorage (8.0.0.1)
+      actionpack (= 8.0.0.1)
+      activejob (= 8.0.0.1)
+      activerecord (= 8.0.0.1)
+      activesupport (= 8.0.0.1)
       marcel (~> 1.0)
-    activesupport (7.2.2.1)
+    activesupport (8.0.0.1)
       base64
       benchmark (>= 0.3)
       bigdecimal
@@ -86,6 +85,7 @@ GEM
       minitest (>= 5.1)
       securerandom (>= 0.3)
       tzinfo (~> 2.0, >= 2.0.5)
+      uri (>= 0.13.1)
     addressable (2.8.7)
       public_suffix (>= 2.0.2, < 7.0)
     ast (2.4.2)
@@ -215,20 +215,20 @@ GEM
       rack (>= 1.3)
     rackup (2.2.1)
       rack (>= 3)
-    rails (7.2.2.1)
-      actioncable (= 7.2.2.1)
-      actionmailbox (= 7.2.2.1)
-      actionmailer (= 7.2.2.1)
-      actionpack (= 7.2.2.1)
-      actiontext (= 7.2.2.1)
-      actionview (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activejob (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activemodel (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activerecord (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activestorage (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activesupport (= 7.2.2.1)
+    rails (8.0.0.1)
+      actioncable (= 8.0.0.1)
+      actionmailbox (= 8.0.0.1)
+      actionmailer (= 8.0.0.1)
+      actionpack (= 8.0.0.1)
+      actiontext (= 8.0.0.1)
+      actionview (= 8.0.0.1)
+      activejob (= 8.0.0.1)
+      activemodel (= 8.0.0.1)
+      activerecord (= 8.0.0.1)
+      activestorage (= 8.0.0.1)
+      activesupport (= 8.0.0.1)
       bundler (>= 1.15.0)
-      railties (= 7.2.2.1)
+      railties (= 8.0.0.1)
     rails-dom-testing (2.2.0)
       activesupport (>= 5.0.0)
       minitest
@@ -236,9 +236,9 @@ GEM
     rails-html-sanitizer (1.6.1)
       loofah (~> 2.21)
       nokogiri (>= 1.15.7, != 1.16.7, != 1.16.6, != 1.16.5, != 1.16.4, != 1.16.3, != 1.16.2, != 1.16.1, != 1.16.0.rc1, != 1.16.0)
-    railties (7.2.2.1)
-      actionpack (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activesupport (= 7.2.2.1)
+    railties (8.0.0.1)
+      actionpack (= 8.0.0.1)
+      activesupport (= 8.0.0.1)
       irb (~> 1.13)
       rackup (>= 1.0.0)
       rake (>= 12.2)
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ GEM
     unicode-display_width (3.1.2)
       unicode-emoji (~> 4.0, >= 4.0.4)
     unicode-emoji (4.0.4)
+    uri (1.0.2)
     useragent (0.16.11)
     view_component (3.20.0)
       activesupport (>= 5.2.0, < 8.1)
diff --git a/essence.gemspec b/essence.gemspec
index 2fc6ce2..b7ba3c7 100644
--- a/essence.gemspec
+++ b/essence.gemspec
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_dependency 'gretel',          '~> 5.0'
   spec.add_dependency 'importmap-rails', '~> 2.0'
   spec.add_dependency 'inline_svg',      '~> 1.10'
-  spec.add_dependency 'rails',           '>= 7.2.2', '< 8.0'
+  spec.add_dependency 'rails',           '>= 7.2.2', '< 9.0'
   spec.add_dependency 'sassc-rails',     '~> 2.1'
   spec.add_dependency 'simple_form',     '~> 5.3'
   spec.add_dependency 'stimulus-rails',  '~> 1.3'