diff --git a/ruby/Rakefile b/ruby/Rakefile
index 35636bd477..6d842917c3 100644
--- a/ruby/Rakefile
+++ b/ruby/Rakefile
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ else
       # rake-compiler would call `spec.extensions.clear` which removes the `Rakefile` extension,
       # that `rake` doesn't need to be a runtime dependency for native gems.
       gem_spec.dependencies.delete_if { |dependency| dependency.name == 'rake' }
-      gem_spec.add_development_dependency 'rake', '>= 13.0.0'
+      gem_spec.add_development_dependency 'rake', '>= 13'
     end
   end