# Why is Terminal-Table restricted to \<4.0 in jekyll's gemspec

**URL:** <https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/why-is-terminal-table-restricted-to-4-0-in-jekylls-gemspec/9982>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [May 25, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/why-is-terminal-table-restricted-to-4-0-in-jekylls-gemspec/9982 "2025-05-25T20:20:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Iota](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.jekyllrb.com/iota/32/798_2.png) [@Iota](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/u/Iota)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/why-is-terminal-table-restricted-to-4-0-in-jekylls-gemspec/9982/1 "2025-05-25T20:20:58Z")

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I’ve got a CLI application I want to include in my site’s gemspec so i can use it to create posts, but jekyll restricts ‘terminal-table’ to \<4.0, and I’m wondering why, and is it worth me downgrading my ‘terminal-table’ in my application.