Ruby & Rails Compatibility Table
This is a short post to show the compatibility between Ruby on Rails and Ruby across different versions. In the process of upgrading really old applications to more modern versions of Ruby and Rails we have run into a lot of these combinations.
| Rails Version | Required Ruby Version | Recommended Ruby Version | Required Rubygems Version | Status (Rails Maintenance Policy ) |
| 8.0.Z | >= 3.2.0 | 3.3 | >= 1.8.11 | Maintained for Bug Fixes and Security Issues |
| 7.2.Z | >= 3.1.0 | 3.3 | >= 1.8.11 | Maintained for Bug Fixes and Security Issues |
| 7.1.Z | >= 2.7.0 | 3.2.Z | >= 1.8.11 | Maintained for Bug Fixes and Security Issues |
| 7.0.Z | >= 2.7.0 | 3.1.Z | >= 1.8.11 | Maintained for Security Issues |
| 7.0.0 | >= 2.7.0 < 3.1 |
3.0.Z | >= 1.8.11 | Maintained for Security Issues |
| 6.1.Z | >= 2.5.0 | 3.0.Z | >= 1.8.11 | EOL (October 23rd, 2024) |
| 6.0.Z | >= 2.5.0 < 3.0.0 |
2.6.Z | >= 1.8.11 | EOL (June 1st, 2023) |
| 5.2.Z | >= 2.2.2 < 2.7.0 |
2.5.Z | >= 1.8.11 | EOL |
| 5.1.Z | >= 2.2.2 < 2.6.0 |
2.5.Z | >= 1.8.11 | EOL |
| 5.0.Z | >= 2.2.2 < 2.5.0 |
2.4.Z | >= 1.8.11 | EOL |
| 4.2.Z | >= 1.9.3 | 2.2 | >= 1.8.11 | EOL |
| 4.1.Z to 4.2.0 | >= 1.9.3 | 2.1 | >= 1.8.11 | EOL |
| 4.0.5 to 4.1.0.rc2 | >= 1.9.3 | >= 1.8.11 | EOL | |
| 4.0.0 to 4.0.Z | >= 1.8.7 | >= 1.8.11 | EOL | |
| 3.2.Z | 1.8.7 | 2.2 | >= 1.3.6 | EOL |
| 3.2.13 to 3.2.22.4 | 1.8.7 | 2.0 | >= 1.3.6 | EOL |
| 2.3.0 to 3.2.13.rc2 | 1.8.7 | 1.9.3 | >= 1.3.6 | EOL |
| 0.8.0 to 2.2.3.rc2 | 1.8.7 | >= 1.3.6 | EOL |
To find more information about the most recent Ruby releases check out this page: Ruby Releases
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