diff --git a/spec/generate_empty_ruby_project_spec.rb b/spec/generate_empty_ruby_project_spec.rb
index 63000e4..90ad5af 100644
--- a/spec/generate_empty_ruby_project_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/generate_empty_ruby_project_spec.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@
     expect(result["spec/spec_helper.rb"]).to include('require_relative "../boot/finish"')
   end
 
+  it "uses the current foobara version as the minimum dependency" do
+    expect(outcome).to be_success
+
+    current_version = Gem.loaded_specs["foobara"].version.to_s
+    gemspec_path = result.keys.find { |path| path.end_with?(".gemspec") }
+
+    expect(result.fetch(gemspec_path)).to include(">= #{current_version}")
+  end
+
   it "uses the generated project library path in the README" do
     expect(outcome).to be_success
 
diff --git a/src/generators/gemspec_generator.rb b/src/generators/gemspec_generator.rb
index 1d3a521..fc8cbd4 100644
--- a/src/generators/gemspec_generator.rb
+++ b/src/generators/gemspec_generator.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ def template_path
           def target_path
             "#{kebab_case_full_project_name}.gemspec"
           end
+
+          def current_foobara_version
+            Gem.loaded_specs["foobara"].version
+          end
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/templates/gemspec.gemspec.erb b/templates/gemspec.gemspec.erb
index b8e8f98..4cb623d 100644
--- a/templates/gemspec.gemspec.erb
+++ b/templates/gemspec.gemspec.erb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
     "CHANGELOG.md"
   ]
 
-  spec.add_dependency "foobara", ">= 0.0.136", "< 2.0.0"
+  spec.add_dependency "foobara", ">= <%= current_foobara_version %>", "< 2.0.0"
 
   spec.require_paths = ["lib"]
   spec.metadata["rubygems_mfa_required"] = "true"