diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 01027b3802aef0..412c19bb992309 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ 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 49cdd668e1c82b..00000000000000
--- a/.ruby-version
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-2.7.6
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 567e59805c4a73..1142b1b209ae3a 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 File.read(File.join(__dir__, '.ruby-version')).strip
+ruby '>= 2.6.10'
 
-gem 'cocoapods', '~> 1.11', '>= 1.11.3'
+gem 'cocoapods', '>= 1.11.3'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 470fb1ef3e2c33..2b013d0b13706d 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ PLATFORMS
   ruby
 
 DEPENDENCIES
-  cocoapods (~> 1.11, >= 1.11.3)
+  cocoapods (~> 1.12)
 
 RUBY VERSION
    ruby 2.7.6p219
 
 BUNDLED WITH
-   2.3.22
+   2.1.4
diff --git a/scripts/update-ruby.sh b/scripts/update-ruby.sh
index 2e8f39bb74be45..cb9c20b392ceb5 100755
--- a/scripts/update-ruby.sh
+++ b/scripts/update-ruby.sh
@@ -32,23 +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
 
 rm -f Gemfile.lock
 
@@ -62,10 +45,7 @@ export GIT_DISCOVERY_ACROSS_FILESYSTEM=1;
 IS_GIT_REPO=$(git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree 2> /dev/null || true)
 export GIT_DISCOVERY_ACROSS_FILESYSTEM=0;
 if [ "$IS_GIT_REPO" = "true" ]; then
-    git add \
-        .ruby-version \
-        Gemfile.lock \
-        template/_ruby-version
+    git add Gemfile.lock
 else
     echo "Detected that you're not in Git. If on another SCM, don't forget to commit the edited files."
 fi
diff --git a/template/Gemfile b/template/Gemfile
index 567e59805c4a73..1142b1b209ae3a 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 File.read(File.join(__dir__, '.ruby-version')).strip
+ruby '>= 2.6.10'
 
-gem 'cocoapods', '~> 1.11', '>= 1.11.3'
+gem 'cocoapods', '>= 1.11.3'
diff --git a/template/_ruby-version b/template/_ruby-version
deleted file mode 100644
index 49cdd668e1c82b..00000000000000
--- a/template/_ruby-version
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-2.7.6