# Rails 6 + Ruby >= 2.5.0 — Software interface version compatibility

For Rails 6 + Ruby >= 2.5.0, product is Ruby on Rails; software version is 6; dependency version is 2.5.0, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.

- **Product:** Ruby on Rails _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Version pairing:** Rails 6 + Ruby >= 2.5.0 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Software version:** 6 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Dependency version:** 2.5.0 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Rails 6 requires Ruby 2.5.0 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/).