diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 5d426bc53..480664ab8 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ gem 'nokogiri', '>= 1.7'
 gem 'rake'
 
 if RUBY_PLATFORM.downcase.include?('linux')
-  gem 'therubyracer', '~> 0.12.2', '<= 0.12.2'
+  if File.readlines('/etc/os-release').grep(/^ID=(kali|parrot)/).any?
+    gem 'therubyracer', '0.12.2'
+  else
+    gem 'therubyracer', '0.12.3'
+  end
 end
 
 # SQLite support