diff --git a/lib/language_pack/ruby.rb b/lib/language_pack/ruby.rb
index 5886904c0..4e12e062e 100644
--- a/lib/language_pack/ruby.rb
+++ b/lib/language_pack/ruby.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class LanguagePack::Ruby < LanguagePack::Base
   JVM_BASE_URL         = "http://heroku-jdk.s3.amazonaws.com"
   JVM_VERSION          = "openjdk7-latest"
   DEFAULT_RUBY_VERSION = "ruby-2.0.0"
-  BOWER_VERSION        = "1.0.0"
+  BOWER_VERSION        = "1.1.2"
   BOWER_BASE_URL       = "http://heroku-buildpack-ruby-bower.s3.amazonaws.com"
 
   # detects if this is a valid Ruby app