diff --git a/.expeditor/verify.pipeline.yml b/.expeditor/verify.pipeline.yml
index 26c145a..0dd76e4 100644
--- a/.expeditor/verify.pipeline.yml
+++ b/.expeditor/verify.pipeline.yml
@@ -8,22 +8,6 @@ expeditor:
 
 steps:
 
-- label: run-lint-and-specs-ruby-2.5
-  command:
-    - .expeditor/run_linux_tests.sh rake
-  expeditor:
-    executor:
-      docker:
-        image: ruby:2.5
-
-- label: run-lint-and-specs-ruby-2.6
-  command:
-    - .expeditor/run_linux_tests.sh rake
-  expeditor:
-    executor:
-      docker:
-        image: ruby:2.6
-
 - label: run-lint-and-specs-ruby-2.7
   command:
     - .expeditor/run_linux_tests.sh rake
diff --git a/mixlib-log.gemspec b/mixlib-log.gemspec
index 6e45be1..18f4f87 100644
--- a/mixlib-log.gemspec
+++ b/mixlib-log.gemspec
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |gem|
   gem.authors = ["Chef Software, Inc."]
   gem.files = %w{LICENSE} + Dir.glob("lib/**/*", File::FNM_DOTMATCH).reject { |f| File.directory?(f) }
   gem.require_paths = ["lib"]
-  gem.required_ruby_version = ">= 2.5"
+  gem.required_ruby_version = ">= 2.7"
 end