diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index cf6a73adbc..fcf274dc4f 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ PATH
       rb-readline
       recog
       redcarpet
-      reline (= 0.2.5)
       rex-arch
       rex-bin_tools
       rex-core
@@ -215,8 +214,8 @@ GEM
     i18n (1.12.0)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
     io-console (0.5.11)
-    irb (1.3.6)
-      reline (>= 0.2.5)
+    irb (1.4.1)
+      reline (>= 0.3.0)
     jmespath (1.6.1)
     jsobfu (0.4.2)
       rkelly-remix
@@ -337,7 +336,7 @@ GEM
       nokogiri
     redcarpet (3.5.1)
     regexp_parser (2.5.0)
-    reline (0.2.5)
+    reline (0.3.1)
       io-console (~> 0.5)
     rex-arch (0.1.14)
       rex-text
diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index ca7ee109b9..d365c89049 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+require 'fiddle'
+Fiddle.const_set(:VERSION, '0.0.0') unless Fiddle.const_defined?(:VERSION)
+
 require 'rails'
 require File.expand_path('../boot', __FILE__)
 
diff --git a/metasploit-framework.gemspec b/metasploit-framework.gemspec
index 3d4f25c36f..392b96a866 100644
--- a/metasploit-framework.gemspec
+++ b/metasploit-framework.gemspec
@@ -211,8 +211,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_runtime_dependency 'hrr_rb_ssh-ed25519'
   # Needed for irb internal command
   spec.add_runtime_dependency 'irb'
-  # Lock reline version until Fiddle concerns are addressed
-  spec.add_runtime_dependency 'reline', '0.2.5'
 
   # AWS enumeration modules
   spec.add_runtime_dependency 'aws-sdk-s3'