diff --git a/activerecord-session_store.gemspec b/activerecord-session_store.gemspec
index ca76499..6175768 100644
--- a/activerecord-session_store.gemspec
+++ b/activerecord-session_store.gemspec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.version     = ActiveRecord::SessionStore::VERSION
   s.summary     = 'An Action Dispatch session store backed by an Active Record class.'
 
-  s.required_ruby_version = '>= 2.2.2'
+  s.required_ruby_version = '>= 2.5.0'
   s.license     = 'MIT'
 
   s.author      = 'David Heinemeier Hansson'
diff --git a/lib/active_record/session_store/version.rb b/lib/active_record/session_store/version.rb
index d5dc217..2bf5904 100644
--- a/lib/active_record/session_store/version.rb
+++ b/lib/active_record/session_store/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module ActiveRecord
   module SessionStore
-    VERSION = "2.0.0".freeze
+    VERSION = "2.1.0".freeze
   end
 end