diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0b7efaca..cd4d2e6f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ cookbook. Please see HISTORY.md for changes from older versions of this project.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+- pulling in latest release `redisio` cookbook to fix chef 13 compatibility (@majormoses)
+
 ## [4.2.1] - 2018-03-04
 ### Security
 * Enable gpg check for all linux repo installs using a key downloaded over HTTPS. Download windows MSI over HTTPS. #578 (@mike-stewart)
diff --git a/metadata.rb b/metadata.rb
index 34df4dba..53bcc4ac 100644
--- a/metadata.rb
+++ b/metadata.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 depends "rabbitmq", ">= 2.0.0"
 
 # available @ https://supermarket.chef.io/cookbooks/redisio
-depends "redisio", ">= 1.7.0"
+depends "redisio", ">= 2.7.0"
 
 # available @ https://supermarket.chef.io/cookbooks/chef-vault
 suggests "chef-vault", ">= 1.3.1"