diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index 0c31d3a327c..466fe3fcc97 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-if Gem::Version.new(RUBY_VERSION) < Gem::Version.new("2.7.0")
-  STDERR.puts "Discourse requires Ruby 2.7 or above"
+if Gem::Version.new(RUBY_VERSION) < Gem::Version.new("3.1.0")
+  STDERR.puts "Discourse requires Ruby 3.1 or above"
   exit 1
 end