diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 6c5eeed..f6e9ad4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         ruby-version:
+        - '2.6'
         - '2.7'
         - '3.0'
         - '3.1'
diff --git a/manageiq-style.gemspec b/manageiq-style.gemspec
index 8e9a626..fafaeae 100644
--- a/manageiq-style.gemspec
+++ b/manageiq-style.gemspec
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.description   = spec.summary
   spec.homepage      = "https://github.com/ManageIQ/manageiq-style"
   spec.license       = "MIT"
-  spec.required_ruby_version = Gem::Requirement.new(">= 2.7.0")
 
   spec.metadata["homepage_uri"] = spec.homepage
   spec.metadata["rubygems_mfa_required"] = "true"