diff --git a/lang/ruby/Gemfile b/lang/ruby/Gemfile
index b711e7b3015..56b72762ff6 100644
--- a/lang/ruby/Gemfile
+++ b/lang/ruby/Gemfile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ gem 'parallel', '<= 1.19.2'
 gem 'webrick'
 
 # rubocop 0.82 requires Ruby 2.4+
-gem 'rubocop', '<= 0.81'
+gem 'rubocop', '<= 1.12'
 
 # rdoc 6.2.1 requires Ruby 2.4+
 gem 'rdoc', '<= 6.2.0'