How to Update Ruby Version in macOS

1. Update Ruby Version in macOS Using Homebrew
2. Update Ruby Version in macOS Using rvm
3. Update Ruby Version in macOS Using rbenv

Although macOS comes pre-installed with Ruby, the pre-installed version is usually behind, and there’s usually a need to have a more recent version. This tutorial will look at different ways of installing Ruby on Mac.

Update Ruby Version in macOS Using Homebrew

brew install ruby

Running the above command in a terminal installs the latest version of Ruby.

Suppose you will be working on different projects that require different Ruby versions. In that case, a version manager is needed. rbenv and rvm are the two most popular Ruby version managers, and below are the steps to follow to install Ruby via any of these two methods.

Update Ruby Version in macOS Using rvm

You can also install a specific version with rvm install 2.7.0. Then, Get a list of all versions you’ve installed.

rvm list

The above command lists all installed versions, and the active(current) version is indicated.

To switch between versions, say we want to switch to version 2.7.0, run rvm use 2.7.0.

To read more about rvm, you can check the official documentation.

Update Ruby Version in macOS Using rbenv

Get a list of all versions you’ve installed

rbenv versions

To switch to a specific version, run rbenv global 2.7.0

To check the active(current) version, run rbenv version.

To read more about rbenv, here’s the official documentation.