diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index 2ccc89f3..7b31a297 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ AllCops:
     - vendor/bundle/**/*
   NewCops: enable
   SuggestExtensions: false
-  TargetRubyVersion: '2.7'
+  TargetRubyVersion: '2.5'
 
 # Disabled
 Style/ClassAndModuleChildren:
diff --git a/puppetlabs_spec_helper.gemspec b/puppetlabs_spec_helper.gemspec
index f41967b3..ac97936d 100644
--- a/puppetlabs_spec_helper.gemspec
+++ b/puppetlabs_spec_helper.gemspec
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.executables = Dir['bin/**/*'].map { |f| File.basename(f) }
   spec.require_paths = ['lib']
 
-  spec.required_ruby_version = Gem::Requirement.new('>= 2.7')
+  spec.required_ruby_version = Gem::Requirement.new('>= 2.5')
 
   spec.add_runtime_dependency 'mocha', '~> 1.0'
   spec.add_runtime_dependency 'pathspec', '>= 0.2', '< 2.0.0'