diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c954afb75a0f3b..4f063e3ac40ad6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ package-lock.json
 # Ruby Gems (Bundler)
 /vendor
 /template/vendor
+.ruby-version
+/**/.ruby-version
 
 # iOS / CocoaPods
 /template/ios/build/
diff --git a/.ruby-version b/.ruby-version
deleted file mode 100644
index a603bb50a29e35..00000000000000
--- a/.ruby-version
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-2.7.5
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 5efda89f452582..7922c9a5fce39d 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
 # You may use http://rbenv.org/ or https://rvm.io/ to install and use this version
-ruby '2.7.5'
+ruby '>= 2.6.10'
 
-gem 'cocoapods', '~> 1.11', '>= 1.11.2'
+gem 'cocoapods', '>= 1.11.2'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c44851e84e5dd..00000000000000
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,100 +0,0 @@
-GEM
-  remote: https://rubygems.org/
-  specs:
-    CFPropertyList (3.0.6)
-      rexml
-    activesupport (6.1.7.2)
-      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.2)
-      i18n (>= 1.6, < 2)
-      minitest (>= 5.1)
-      tzinfo (~> 2.0)
-      zeitwerk (~> 2.3)
-    addressable (2.8.1)
-      public_suffix (>= 2.0.2, < 6.0)
-    algoliasearch (1.27.5)
-      httpclient (~> 2.8, >= 2.8.3)
-      json (>= 1.5.1)
-    atomos (0.1.3)
-    claide (1.1.0)
-    cocoapods (1.11.3)
-      addressable (~> 2.8)
-      claide (>= 1.0.2, < 2.0)
-      cocoapods-core (= 1.11.3)
-      cocoapods-deintegrate (>= 1.0.3, < 2.0)
-      cocoapods-downloader (>= 1.4.0, < 2.0)
-      cocoapods-plugins (>= 1.0.0, < 2.0)
-      cocoapods-search (>= 1.0.0, < 2.0)
-      cocoapods-trunk (>= 1.4.0, < 2.0)
-      cocoapods-try (>= 1.1.0, < 2.0)
-      colored2 (~> 3.1)
-      escape (~> 0.0.4)
-      fourflusher (>= 2.3.0, < 3.0)
-      gh_inspector (~> 1.0)
-      molinillo (~> 0.8.0)
-      nap (~> 1.0)
-      ruby-macho (>= 1.0, < 3.0)
-      xcodeproj (>= 1.21.0, < 2.0)
-    cocoapods-core (1.11.3)
-      activesupport (>= 5.0, < 7)
-      addressable (~> 2.8)
-      algoliasearch (~> 1.0)
-      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.1)
-      fuzzy_match (~> 2.0.4)
-      nap (~> 1.0)
-      netrc (~> 0.11)
-      public_suffix (~> 4.0)
-      typhoeus (~> 1.0)
-    cocoapods-deintegrate (1.0.5)
-    cocoapods-downloader (1.6.3)
-    cocoapods-plugins (1.0.0)
-      nap
-    cocoapods-search (1.0.1)
-    cocoapods-trunk (1.6.0)
-      nap (>= 0.8, < 2.0)
-      netrc (~> 0.11)
-    cocoapods-try (1.2.0)
-    colored2 (3.1.2)
-    concurrent-ruby (1.2.0)
-    escape (0.0.4)
-    ethon (0.16.0)
-      ffi (>= 1.15.0)
-    ffi (1.15.5)
-    fourflusher (2.3.1)
-    fuzzy_match (2.0.4)
-    gh_inspector (1.1.3)
-    httpclient (2.8.3)
-    i18n (1.12.0)
-      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
-    json (2.6.3)
-    minitest (5.17.0)
-    molinillo (0.8.0)
-    nanaimo (0.3.0)
-    nap (1.1.0)
-    netrc (0.11.0)
-    public_suffix (4.0.7)
-    rexml (3.2.5)
-    ruby-macho (2.5.1)
-    typhoeus (1.4.0)
-      ethon (>= 0.9.0)
-    tzinfo (2.0.6)
-      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
-    xcodeproj (1.22.0)
-      CFPropertyList (>= 2.3.3, < 4.0)
-      atomos (~> 0.1.3)
-      claide (>= 1.0.2, < 2.0)
-      colored2 (~> 3.1)
-      nanaimo (~> 0.3.0)
-      rexml (~> 3.2.4)
-    zeitwerk (2.6.6)
-
-PLATFORMS
-  ruby
-
-DEPENDENCIES
-  cocoapods (~> 1.11, >= 1.11.2)
-
-RUBY VERSION
-   ruby 2.7.5p203
-
-BUNDLED WITH
-   2.3.11
diff --git a/scripts/update-ruby.sh b/scripts/update-ruby.sh
index ffba2865c629a8..5f0ce693fb76a9 100755
--- a/scripts/update-ruby.sh
+++ b/scripts/update-ruby.sh
@@ -32,26 +32,6 @@ fi
 if [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then
     die "Please provide an installed/usable Ruby version"
 fi
-echo "Setting Ruby version to: $VERSION"
-
-cd "$ROOT" || die "Failed to change to $ROOT"
-
-# do this first, so rbenv/rvm will automatically pick the desired version
-echo "$VERSION" > .ruby-version
-
-# make sure we're using it
-CURRENT_VERSION=$(ruby --version | cut -d' ' -f2 | cut -dp -f1)
-if [ -z "$CURRENT_VERSION" ]; then
-    # rbenv/rvm uses shims, the commands do exist, but do not return a version if misconfigured
-    die "Missing usable ruby, check your installation"
-elif [ "$VERSION" != "$CURRENT_VERSION" ]; then
-    die "Plese use the ruby version you are trying to set: $VERSION ('$CURRENT_VERSION' in use)"
-fi
-
-echo "$VERSION" > template/_ruby-version
-
-sed_i -e "s/^\(ruby '\)[^']*\('.*\)$/\1$VERSION\2/" Gemfile
-sed_i -e "s/^\(ruby '\)[^']*\('.*\)$/\1$VERSION\2/" template/Gemfile
 
 rm -f Gemfile.lock
 
@@ -60,9 +40,4 @@ cp "$BUNDLE_APP_CONFIG/"* template/_bundle # sync!
 
 bundle lock
 
-git add \
-    .ruby-version \
-    Gemfile \
-    Gemfile.lock \
-    template/_ruby-version \
-    template/Gemfile
+git add Gemfile.lock
diff --git a/template/Gemfile b/template/Gemfile
index 5efda89f452582..7922c9a5fce39d 100644
--- a/template/Gemfile
+++ b/template/Gemfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
 # You may use http://rbenv.org/ or https://rvm.io/ to install and use this version
-ruby '2.7.5'
+ruby '>= 2.6.10'
 
-gem 'cocoapods', '~> 1.11', '>= 1.11.2'
+gem 'cocoapods', '>= 1.11.2'
diff --git a/template/_ruby-version b/template/_ruby-version
deleted file mode 100644
index a603bb50a29e35..00000000000000
--- a/template/_ruby-version
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-2.7.5