diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_misc.yml b/.github/workflows/check_misc.yml
index 5c6a95a05d..42ad551430 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check_misc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_misc.yml
@@ -52,65 +52,6 @@ jobs:
           exit $fail
         working-directory: include
 
-      - id: gems
-        run: true
-        if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}
-
-      - name: Download previous gems list
-        run: |
-          data=default_gems.json
-          mkdir -p .downloaded-cache
-          ln -s .downloaded-cache/$data .
-          curl -O -R -z ./$data https://stdgems.org/$data
-        if: ${{ steps.gems.outcome == 'success' }}
-
-      - name: Make default gems list
-        run: |
-          #!ruby
-          require 'rubygems'
-          $:.unshift "lib"
-          rgver = File.foreach("lib/rubygems.rb") do |line|
-            break $1 if /^\s*VERSION\s*=\s*"([^"]+)"/ =~ line
-          end
-          gems = Dir.glob("{ext,lib}/**/*.gemspec").map do |f|
-            spec = Gem::Specification.load(f)
-            "#{spec.name} #{spec.version}"
-          end.sort
-          File.open("gems/default_gems", "w") do |f|
-            f.puts "RubyGems #{rgver}"
-            f.puts gems
-          end
-        shell: ruby --disable=gems {0}
-        if: ${{ steps.gems.outcome == 'success' }}
-
-      - name: Maintain updated gems list in NEWS
-        run: |
-          ruby tool/update-NEWS-gemlist.rb default
-        if: ${{ steps.gems.outcome == 'success' }}
-
-      - name: Check diffs
-        id: diff
-        run: |
-          git diff --color --no-ext-diff --ignore-submodules --exit-code NEWS.md ||
-          echo update=true >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        if: ${{ steps.gems.outcome == 'success' }}
-
-      - name: Commit
-        run: |
-          git pull --ff-only origin ${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}
-          git commit --message="Update default gems list at ${GITHUB_SHA:0:30} [ci skip]" NEWS.md
-          git push origin ${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}
-        env:
-          EMAIL: svn-admin@ruby-lang.org
-          GIT_AUTHOR_NAME: git
-          GIT_COMMITTER_NAME: git
-        if: >-
-          ${{
-          github.repository == 'ruby/ruby' &&
-          !startsWith(github.event_name, 'pull') &&
-          steps.diff.outputs.update
-          }}
-
       - name: Generate docs
         id: docs
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/default_gems.yml b/.github/workflows/default_gems.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..202adfc637
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/default_gems.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+name: Update default gems list
+on: [push, pull_request, merge_group]
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }} / ${{ startsWith(github.event_name, 'pull') && github.ref_name || github.sha }}
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ startsWith(github.event_name, 'pull') }}
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  update_default_gems:
+    name: Update default gems list
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: write # for Git to git push
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@d632683dd7b4114ad314bca15554477dd762a938 # v4.2.0
+        with:
+          token: ${{ (github.repository == 'ruby/ruby' && !startsWith(github.event_name, 'pull')) && secrets.MATZBOT_GITHUB_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup/directories
+        with:
+          makeup: true
+          # Skip overwriting MATZBOT_GITHUB_TOKEN
+          checkout: '' # false (ref: https://github.com/actions/runner/issues/2238)
+
+      - id: gems
+        run: true
+        if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}
+
+      - name: Download previous gems list
+        run: |
+          data=default_gems.json
+          mkdir -p .downloaded-cache
+          ln -s .downloaded-cache/$data .
+          curl -O -R -z ./$data https://stdgems.org/$data
+        if: ${{ steps.gems.outcome == 'success' }}
+
+      - name: Make default gems list
+        run: |
+          #!ruby
+          require 'rubygems'
+          $:.unshift "lib"
+          rgver = File.foreach("lib/rubygems.rb") do |line|
+            break $1 if /^\s*VERSION\s*=\s*"([^"]+)"/ =~ line
+          end
+          gems = Dir.glob("{ext,lib}/**/*.gemspec").map do |f|
+            spec = Gem::Specification.load(f)
+            "#{spec.name} #{spec.version}"
+          end.sort
+          File.open("gems/default_gems", "w") do |f|
+            f.puts "RubyGems #{rgver}"
+            f.puts gems
+          end
+        shell: ruby --disable=gems {0}
+        if: ${{ steps.gems.outcome == 'success' }}
+
+      - name: Maintain updated gems list in NEWS
+        run: |
+          ruby tool/update-NEWS-gemlist.rb default
+        if: ${{ steps.gems.outcome == 'success' }}
+
+      - name: Check diffs
+        id: diff
+        run: |
+          git diff --color --no-ext-diff --ignore-submodules --exit-code NEWS.md ||
+          echo update=true >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        if: ${{ steps.gems.outcome == 'success' }}
+
+      - name: Commit
+        run: |
+          git pull --ff-only origin ${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}
+          git commit --message="Update default gems list at ${GITHUB_SHA:0:30} [ci skip]" NEWS.md
+          git push origin ${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}
+        env:
+          EMAIL: svn-admin@ruby-lang.org
+          GIT_AUTHOR_NAME: git
+          GIT_COMMITTER_NAME: git
+        if: >-
+          ${{
+          github.repository == 'ruby/ruby' &&
+          !startsWith(github.event_name, 'pull') &&
+          steps.diff.outputs.update
+          }}
+
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/slack
+        with:
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SIMPLER_ALERTS_URL }} # ruby-lang slack: ruby/simpler-alerts-bot
+        if: ${{ failure() }}