diff --git a/gem_install.sh b/gem_install.sh
index 979d176..4d5f29c 100644
--- a/gem_install.sh
+++ b/gem_install.sh
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ GILogger.info "RPM name: #{rpmname}"
 pwd = Dir.pwd
 bindir = File.join(options.rpmbuildroot, Gem.bindir)
 GILogger.info "bindir: #{bindir}"
-if options.symlinkbinaries && File.exists?(bindir)
+if options.symlinkbinaries && File.exist?(bindir)
   br_ua_dir = File.join(options.rpmbuildroot, options.ua_dir)
   GILogger.info "Creating upate-alternatives dir: #{br_ua_dir}"
   FileUtils.mkdir_p(br_ua_dir)
diff --git a/gemfile.rb b/gemfile.rb
index 8fb4d62..a5710c5 100644
--- a/gemfile.rb
+++ b/gemfile.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ gemfile_lock = STDIN.read.chomp
 appdir = File.dirname(gemfile_lock)
 Dir.chdir(appdir)
 
-unless File.exists? app_info_file then
+unless File.exist? app_info_file then
   STDERR.puts "Warning: Skipping Gemfile.lock without appinfo.yaml file"
   exit 0
 end
diff --git a/ruby-common.changes b/ruby-common.changes
index fac4b2a..52f43e2 100644
--- a/ruby-common.changes
+++ b/ruby-common.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Nov 17 11:49:44 UTC 2022 - Marcus Rueckert <mrueckert@suse.de>
+
+- replace `File.exists?` with `File.exist?` as the `File.exists?`
+  is no longer supported in 3.2
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jun 13 11:43:30 UTC 2022 - Marcus Rueckert <mrueckert@suse.de>