# Rails 5 + Ruby >= 2.2.2 — Software interface version compatibility

For Rails 5 + Ruby >= 2.2.2, product is Ruby on Rails; software version is 5; dependency version is 2.2.2, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.

- **Product:** Ruby on Rails _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Version pairing:** Rails 5 + Ruby >= 2.2.2 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Software version:** 5 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Dependency version:** 2.2.2 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Rails 5 requires Ruby 2.2.2 or newer.

## Source

- https://guides.rubyonrails.org/upgrading_ruby_on_rails.html

Last verified: 2026-08-11. Review by: 2026-10-10.
Part of [Software interface version compatibility](https://referencesource.org/software-interface-version-compatibility/).