diff --git a/puppet-strings.gemspec b/puppet-strings.gemspec
index 25f3f5ba..4c04f899 100644
--- a/puppet-strings.gemspec
+++ b/puppet-strings.gemspec
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.summary = 'Puppet documentation via YARD'
   s.email = 'info@puppet.com'
   s.homepage = 'https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet-strings'
-  s.required_ruby_version = '>= 2.5.0'
+  s.required_ruby_version = '>= 2.7.0'
 
   s.extra_rdoc_files = [
     'CHANGELOG.md',