diff --git a/ruby.changes b/ruby.changes
index 2f186f2..c52d928 100644
--- a/ruby.changes
+++ b/ruby.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Feb 17 16:31:14 UTC 2020 - Marcus Rueckert <mrueckert@suse.de>
+
+- switch the default ruby to 2.7
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jan 29 07:42:24 UTC 2019 - Stephan Kulow <coolo@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/ruby.spec b/ruby.spec
index f56fe3d..0cd678c 100644
--- a/ruby.spec
+++ b/ruby.spec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 
 Name:           ruby
-Version:        2.6
+Version:        2.7
 Release:        0
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 Source:         README