diff --git a/gems.rb b/gems.rb
index 41bfe0a..c89d287 100644
--- a/gems.rb
+++ b/gems.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@
   gem "bake"
   gem "bake-gem"
   gem "bake-modernize"
-  gem "bake-releases"
+
+  if RUBY_VERSION >= "3.1"
+    gem "bake-releases"
+  end
 end
 
 group :doc do