diff --git a/ruby/pom.xml b/ruby/pom.xml
index c533dd7848db9..a6c423a32c010 100644
--- a/ruby/pom.xml
+++ b/ruby/pom.xml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jruby</groupId>
             <artifactId>jruby-complete</artifactId>
-            <version>9.2.20.1</version>
+            <version>9.4.12.1</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>