diff --git a/packages/ruby/lib/readme/http_request.rb b/packages/ruby/lib/readme/http_request.rb
index dbea436e0..736274ecb 100644
--- a/packages/ruby/lib/readme/http_request.rb
+++ b/packages/ruby/lib/readme/http_request.rb
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def host_header
 
     def read_body(io)
       return '' if io.nil?
-      
+
       io.rewind if io.respond_to?(:rewind)
       content = io.read || ''
       io.rewind if io.respond_to?(:rewind)
diff --git a/packages/ruby/readme-metrics.gemspec b/packages/ruby/readme-metrics.gemspec
index 3e126fcf0..0dd35192d 100644
--- a/packages/ruby/readme-metrics.gemspec
+++ b/packages/ruby/readme-metrics.gemspec
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   # spec.executables   = spec.files.grep(%r{^exe/}) { |f| File.basename(f) }
   spec.require_paths = ['lib']
 
-  spec.add_runtime_dependency 'httparty', '~> 0.18'
-  spec.add_runtime_dependency 'rack', '>= 2.2', '< 4'
+  spec.add_dependency 'httparty', '~> 0.18'
+  spec.add_dependency 'rack', '>= 2.2', '< 4'
 end