diff --git a/uwsgi-python/vars/default.yml b/uwsgi-python/vars/default.yml
index 19db69f7963872ef41652089c460d77ba8697487..ca17fa11cc28c0fdf2168f5ee65661fc1b2c5235 100644
--- a/uwsgi-python/vars/default.yml
+++ b/uwsgi-python/vars/default.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ app_command: ""
 app_module: ''
 
 # Ruby specifics
-app_ruby_version: "2.5"
+app_ruby_version: "2.7"
 app_rack: "{{ app_path }}/config.ru"
 app_gemfile: "{{ app_path }}/Gemfile"