diff --git a/pact_broker.gemspec b/pact_broker.gemspec
index 088e6cd59..35dc665a7 100644
--- a/pact_broker.gemspec
+++ b/pact_broker.gemspec
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |gem|
   gem.summary       = %q{See description}
   gem.homepage      = "https://github.com/pact-foundation/pact_broker"
 
-  gem.required_ruby_version = ">= 2.2.0"
+  gem.required_ruby_version = ">= 2.7.0"
 
   gem.files         = begin
                         if Dir.exist?(".git")