diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c1d4a72..c0d5a06 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -18,16 +18,18 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         ruby_version:
-          - "2.7"
+          - "3.3"
           - "3.2"
-        include:
-          - ruby-version: '2.7'
-            puppet_gem_version: '~> 7.0'
-          - ruby_version: '3.2'
-            puppet_gem_version: '~> 8.0' # puppet8'
+          - "3.1"
+        puppet_gem_version:
+          - '~> 8.0'
         runs_on:
           - "ubuntu-latest"
           - "windows-latest"
+        include:
+          - ruby_version: '3.1'
+            puppet_gem_version: '~> 7.0'
+            runs_on: 'ubuntu-latest'
     name: "spec (${{ matrix.runs_on }} ruby ${{ matrix.ruby_version }} | puppet ${{matrix.puppet_gem_version}})"
     uses: "puppetlabs/cat-github-actions/.github/workflows/gem_ci.yml@main"
     secrets: "inherit"
@@ -42,16 +44,19 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         ruby_version:
-          - "2.7"
+          - "3.3"
           - "3.2"
-        include:
-          - ruby-version: '2.7'
-            puppet_gem_version: '~> 7.0'
-          - ruby_version: '3.2'
-            puppet_gem_version: 'https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet' # puppet8'
+          - "3.1"
+        puppet_gem_version:
+          - '~> 8.0'
+          - 'https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet'
         runs_on:
           - "ubuntu-latest"
           - "windows-latest"
+        include:
+          - ruby_version: '3.1'
+            puppet_gem_version: '~> 7.0'
+            runs_on: 'ubuntu-latest'
     name: "acceptance (${{ matrix.runs_on }} ruby ${{ matrix.ruby_version }} | puppet ${{matrix.puppet_gem_version}})"
     uses: "puppetlabs/cat-github-actions/.github/workflows/gem_acceptance.yml@main"
     secrets: "inherit"
diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index 54ef1db..39cd9ef 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ inherit_gem:
 # Disabled
 Style/ClassAndModuleChildren:
   Enabled: false
+
+AllCops:
+  TargetRubyVersion: '3.1'
diff --git a/lib/puppet/modulebuilder/builder.rb b/lib/puppet/modulebuilder/builder.rb
index f893830..b54d5e6 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/modulebuilder/builder.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/modulebuilder/builder.rb
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ def validate_path_encoding!(path)
       return unless /[^\x00-\x7F]/.match?(path)
 
       raise ArgumentError, format("'%<path>s' can only include ASCII characters in its path or " \
-                                  'filename in order to be compatible with a wide range of hosts.', path: path)
+                                  'filename in order to be compatible with a wide range of hosts.', path:)
     end
 
     # Creates a gzip compressed tarball of the build directory.
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ def build_package
             entry_meta[:mode] = orig_mode | min_mode
 
             if entry_meta[:mode] != orig_mode
-              logger.debug(format('Updated permissions of packaged \'%<entry>s\' to %<new_mode>s', entry: entry,
+              logger.debug(format('Updated permissions of packaged \'%<entry>s\' to %<new_mode>s', entry:,
                                                                                                    new_mode: (entry_meta[:mode] & 0o7777).to_s(8)))
             end
 
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ def release_name
     #
     # @return [nil]
     def validate_ustar_path!(path)
-      raise ArgumentError, format("The path '%<path>s' is longer than 256 bytes.", path: path) if path.bytesize > 256
+      raise ArgumentError, format("The path '%<path>s' is longer than 256 bytes.", path:) if path.bytesize > 256
 
       if path.bytesize <= 100
         prefix = ''
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ def validate_ustar_path!(path)
       raise ArgumentError, \
             format("'%<path>s' could not be split at a directory separator into two " \
                    'parts, the first having a maximum length of 155 bytes and the ' \
-                   'second having a maximum length of 100 bytes.', path: path)
+                   'second having a maximum length of 100 bytes.', path:)
     end
 
     private
diff --git a/puppet-modulebuilder.gemspec b/puppet-modulebuilder.gemspec
index a8c933d..026b0d0 100644
--- a/puppet-modulebuilder.gemspec
+++ b/puppet-modulebuilder.gemspec
@@ -25,9 +25,8 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.require_paths = ['lib']
   # minitar and pathspec is required for building Puppet modules
   spec.add_runtime_dependency 'minitar', '~> 0.9'
-  spec.add_runtime_dependency 'pathspec', '>= 0.2.1', '< 3.0.0'
+  spec.add_runtime_dependency 'pathspec', '~> 2.1'
 
   spec.add_development_dependency 'voxpupuli-rubocop', '~> 2.8.0'
-
-  spec.required_ruby_version = Gem::Requirement.new('>= 2.7.0')
+  spec.required_ruby_version = '>= 3.1'
 end