diff --git a/lib/net/net-protocol.gemspec b/lib/net/net-protocol.gemspec
index 767a7d48e2..021a5dcbf3 100644
--- a/lib/net/net-protocol.gemspec
+++ b/lib/net/net-protocol.gemspec
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.summary       = %q{The abstruct interface for net-* client.}
   spec.description   = %q{The abstruct interface for net-* client.}
   spec.homepage      = "https://github.com/ruby/net-protocol"
-  spec.required_ruby_version = Gem::Requirement.new(">= 2.3.0")
+  spec.required_ruby_version = Gem::Requirement.new(">= 2.6.0")
   spec.licenses      = ["Ruby", "BSD-2-Clause"]
 
   spec.metadata["homepage_uri"] = spec.homepage