diff --git a/ext/etc/etc.gemspec b/ext/etc/etc.gemspec
index 3facc74866..0e9803dc62 100644
--- a/ext/etc/etc.gemspec
+++ b/ext/etc/etc.gemspec
@@ -40,5 +40,5 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.require_paths = ["lib"]
   spec.extensions    = %w{ext/etc/extconf.rb}
 
-  spec.required_ruby_version = ">= 2.6.0"
+  spec.required_ruby_version = ">= 2.7.0"
 end