diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 1eb63c3a..94f9e46c 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -37,5 +37,3 @@ gem "csv" # required for Ruby 3.4+
 
 # for unit testing optional sorbet support
 gem "sorbet-runtime"
-
-gem "logger"
diff --git a/job-iteration.gemspec b/job-iteration.gemspec
index f5f49082..270a3b82 100644
--- a/job-iteration.gemspec
+++ b/job-iteration.gemspec
@@ -27,4 +27,5 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.metadata["allowed_push_host"] = "https://rubygems.org"
 
   spec.add_dependency("activejob", ">= 5.2")
+  spec.add_dependency("logger")
 end