diff --git a/ronin-dev.sh b/ronin-dev.sh
index becf0b5..70d0208 100755
--- a/ronin-dev.sh
+++ b/ronin-dev.sh
@@ -248,13 +248,15 @@ function auto_install_git()
 }
 
 #
-# Installs ruby 3, if it's not installed.
+# Installs ruby >= 3.1, if it's not installed.
 #
 function auto_install_ruby()
 {
-	# check if ruby-3.x is already installed
-	if [[ ! "$ruby_version" == "3."* ]]; then
-		log "Installing ruby 3.x ..."
+	# check if ruby >= 3.1 is already installed
+	if [[ -z "$ruby_version" ]] ||
+	   [[ "$ruby_version" == "2."* ]] ||
+	   [[ "$ruby_version" == "3.0."* ]]; then
+		log "Installing ruby >= 3.1 ..."
 		case "$package_manager" in
 			brew)		homebrew_install_ruby ;;
 			dnf|yum)	install_packages ruby-devel ruby-bundled-gems ;;
diff --git a/ronin-install.sh b/ronin-install.sh
index 6f0342a..d69bc88 100755
--- a/ronin-install.sh
+++ b/ronin-install.sh
@@ -200,13 +200,15 @@ function install_packages()
 }
 
 #
-# Installs ruby 3, if it's not installed.
+# Installs ruby >= 3.1, if it's not installed.
 #
 function auto_install_ruby()
 {
-	# check if ruby-3.x is already installed
-	if [[ ! "$ruby_version" == "3."* ]]; then
-		log "Installing ruby 3.x ..."
+	# check if ruby >= 3.1 is already installed
+	if [[ -z "$ruby_version" ]] ||
+	   [[ "$ruby_version" == "2."* ]] ||
+	   [[ "$ruby_version" == "3.0."* ]]; then
+		log "Installing ruby >= 3.1 ..."
 		case "$package_manager" in
 			brew)		homebrew_install_ruby ;;
 			dnf|yum)	install_packages ruby-devel ruby-bundled-gems ;;
diff --git a/test/ronin_dev_test.sh b/test/ronin_dev_test.sh
index 0e40734..043b534 100755
--- a/test/ronin_dev_test.sh
+++ b/test/ronin_dev_test.sh
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@ function test_awk_installed()
 	assertCommandInstalled "did not successfully install awk" 'awk'
 }
 
-function test_ruby_3_x_installed()
+function test_at_least_ruby_3_1_installed()
 {
-	# check if ruby-3.x is already installed
-	if [[ "$test_ruby_version" == "3."* ]]; then
+	# check if ruby >= 3.1.x is already installed
+	if [[ -n "$ruby_version" ]] &&
+	   [[ "$ruby_version" != "2."* ]] &&
+	   [[ "$ruby_version" != "3.0."* ]]; then
 		return
 	fi
 
diff --git a/test/ronin_install_test.sh b/test/ronin_install_test.sh
index b7ecf0a..4bae925 100755
--- a/test/ronin_install_test.sh
+++ b/test/ronin_install_test.sh
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@ function test_make_installed()
 	assertCommandInstalled "did not successfully install make" 'make'
 }
 
-function test_ruby_3_x_installed()
+function test_at_least_ruby_3_1_installed()
 {
-	# check if ruby-3.x is already installed
-	if [[ "$test_ruby_version" == "3."* ]]; then
+	# check if ruby >= 3.1 is already installed
+	if [[ -n "$ruby_version" ]] &&
+	   [[ "$ruby_version" != "2."* ]] &&
+	   [[ "$ruby_version" != "3.0."* ]]; then
 		return
 	fi