diff --git a/.github/workflows/librarian_puppet.yaml b/.github/workflows/librarian_puppet.yaml
index 629d7140be..778854919e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/librarian_puppet.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/librarian_puppet.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
         with:
-          ruby-version: 2.7.7
+          ruby-version: 3.2.5
       - run: bundle install
       - name: Puppetfile recursive dependency check
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rake_checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/rake_checks.yaml
index a4f80d1937..41c046f7c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rake_checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rake_checks.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
         with:
-          ruby-version: 2.7.7
+          ruby-version: 3.2.5
       - run: bundle install
       - name: run rake checks
         run: bundle exec rake
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 89c54f905c..6496aa8554 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ end
 gem 'facter', ENV.fetch('FACTER_GEM_VERSION', nil), require: false, groups: [:test]
 gem 'rake', require: false
 
-# See: https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/issues/9268
-puppetversion = ENV['PUPPET_GEM_VERSION'] || '~> 7.28.0'
+puppetversion = ENV['PUPPET_GEM_VERSION'] || '~> 8.9'
 gem 'puppet', puppetversion, require: false, groups: [:test]
 
 # vim: syntax=ruby