diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 397f9d46..0f06f9b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        ruby: ['2.5.8', '2.6', '2.7', '3.0', '3.1']
+        ruby: ['2.6', '2.7', '3.0', '3.1']
         gemfile: ['rails_5_0', 'rails_5_1', 'rails_5_2', 'rails_6_0', 'rails_6_1', 'rails_7_0']
         exclude:
           # Latest ruby will test
@@ -19,14 +19,9 @@ jobs:
           # - all permissible rails versions released within 6 months of EOL
           # - nothing in the current rails major
 
-          # 2.5 -> Unsupported from March '21 -> Only test up to Sep '21
           # 2.6 -> Unsupported from March '22 -> Only test up to Sep '22
           # 2.7 -> Supported until March '23 (At least)
           # 3.0 -> Supported for a while...
-          - { ruby: '2.5.8', gemfile: 'rails_5_2' }
-          - { ruby: '2.5.8', gemfile: 'rails_6_0' }
-          - { ruby: '2.5.8', gemfile: 'rails_6_1' }
-          - { ruby: '2.5.8', gemfile: 'rails_7_0' }
           - { ruby: '2.6', gemfile: 'rails_7_0' }
           - { ruby: '2.7', gemfile: 'rails_5_0' }
           - { ruby: '2.7', gemfile: 'rails_5_1' }
@@ -48,8 +43,4 @@ jobs:
           bundler-cache: true
       - run: bundle exec rake spec
       - run: bundle exec rubocop
-      # ruby-2.5.8 and 2.5.9 has issues running bundle install during specs.
-      # see errors here https://github.com/mgrunberg/cucumber-rails/runs/4824503004?check_suite_focus=true
-      - run: gem update --system
-        if: matrix.ruby == '2.5.8'
       - run: bundle exec rake cucumber
diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index 0fa42afd..319d0d04 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ require:
   - rubocop-rspec
 
 AllCops:
-  TargetRubyVersion: 2.5
+  TargetRubyVersion: 2.6
   NewCops: enable
   Exclude:
     # These are auto-generated from a load of features that use aruba
diff --git a/cucumber-rails.gemspec b/cucumber-rails.gemspec
index c1207a2c..2d825344 100644
--- a/cucumber-rails.gemspec
+++ b/cucumber-rails.gemspec
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_development_dependency('rdoc', '>= 6.0')
   s.add_development_dependency('yard', '~> 0.9.10')
 
-  s.required_ruby_version = '>= 2.5.0'
+  s.required_ruby_version = '>= 2.6.0'
   s.required_rubygems_version = '>= 1.6.1'
   s.require_path     = 'lib'
   s.files            = Dir['lib/**/*', 'CHANGELOG.md', 'CONTRIBUTING.md', 'LICENSE', 'README.md']
diff --git a/lib/generators/cucumber/install_generator.rb b/lib/generators/cucumber/install_generator.rb
index 4187ddd3..8ab59fad 100644
--- a/lib/generators/cucumber/install_generator.rb
+++ b/lib/generators/cucumber/install_generator.rb
@@ -66,11 +66,7 @@ def embed_file(source, indent = '')
 
     def embed_template(source, indent = '')
       template = File.join(self.class.source_root, source)
-      if RUBY_VERSION >= '2.6'
-        ERB.new(File.read(template), trim_mode: '-').result(binding).gsub(/^/, indent)
-      else
-        ERB.new(File.read(template), nil, '-').result(binding).gsub(/^/, indent)
-      end
+      ERB.new(File.read(template), trim_mode: '-').result(binding).gsub(/^/, indent)
     end
   end
 end