diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index b8a0ee2..274cf00 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    tls_test_kit (1.0.1)
-      inferno_core (~> 1.2.2)
+    tls_test_kit (1.0.2)
+      inferno_core (~> 1.2, >= 1.2.2)
 
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
diff --git a/lib/tls_test_kit/version.rb b/lib/tls_test_kit/version.rb
index 9440575..67d5a07 100644
--- a/lib/tls_test_kit/version.rb
+++ b/lib/tls_test_kit/version.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # version.rb
 
 module TLSTestKit
-  VERSION = '1.0.1'.freeze
+  VERSION = '1.0.2'.freeze
   LAST_UPDATED = '2026-05-11'.freeze # TODO update next release
 end
diff --git a/tls_test_kit.gemspec b/tls_test_kit.gemspec
index 8736e33..1acf804 100644
--- a/tls_test_kit.gemspec
+++ b/tls_test_kit.gemspec
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.description   = 'Inferno tests for server TLS support'
   spec.homepage      = 'https://github.com/inferno-framework/tls-test-kit'
   spec.license       = 'Apache-2.0'
-  spec.add_runtime_dependency 'inferno_core', '~> 1.2.2'
+  spec.add_runtime_dependency 'inferno_core', '~> 1.2', '>= 1.2.2'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'database_cleaner-sequel', '~> 1.8'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'factory_bot', '~> 6.1'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'rspec', '~> 3.10'