diff --git a/.github/workflows/rspec.yml b/.github/workflows/rspec.yml
index e25e0c0..5eb1afd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rspec.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rspec.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Ruby
         uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
         with:
-          ruby-version: '2.7'
+          ruby-version: '3.0'
 
       - name: Bundler
         run: bundle install
diff --git a/Appraisals b/Appraisals
index d97b77a..08786ba 100644
--- a/Appraisals
+++ b/Appraisals
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ end
 
 appraise 'faraday2' do
   gem 'faraday', '< 3'
-  gem 'faraday-net_http_persistent'
+  gem 'faraday-net_http_persistent', '~> 2.3'
   remove_gem 'faraday_middleware'
 end
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 4d41344..7c32cae 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ gem 'rspec'
 gem 'simplecov'
 gem 'warning'
 
-# fallback to faraday 1.x in dev environment
-gem 'faraday', '~> 1.10'
-gem 'faraday_middleware'
+# default to faraday 2.x in dev environment
+gem 'faraday', '~> 2.14'
+gem 'faraday-net_http_persistent', '~> 2.3'
 
 # Dev tools / linter
 gem 'rubocop',             require: false
diff --git a/gemfiles/faraday2.gemfile b/gemfiles/faraday2.gemfile
index 6151da1..ffcbfe6 100644
--- a/gemfiles/faraday2.gemfile
+++ b/gemfiles/faraday2.gemfile
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ gem "rubocop", require: false
 gem "rubocop-performance", require: false
 gem "rubocop-rake", require: false
 gem "rubocop-rspec", require: false
-gem "faraday-net_http_persistent"
+gem "faraday-net_http_persistent", "~> 2.3"
 
 gemspec path: "../"