diff --git a/.github/workflows/gem_release_prep.yml b/.github/workflows/gem_release_prep.yml
index d677018..a30394f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gem_release_prep.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gem_release_prep.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "setup ruby"
         uses: "ruby/setup-ruby@v1"
         with:
-          ruby-version: "2.7"
+          ruby-version: "3.1"
           bundler-cache: "true"
 
       - name: "bundle environment"