diff --git a/group_vars/solr8cloud/production.yml b/group_vars/solr8cloud/production.yml
index 2e64007deb..287dcb5029 100644
--- a/group_vars/solr8cloud/production.yml
+++ b/group_vars/solr8cloud/production.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 ---
-desired_ruby_version: "3.1.0"
 install_ruby_from_source: true
-ruby_version_override: "ruby-3.1.0"
+ruby_version_override: "ruby-3.4.1"
 solr_heap_setting: "20g"
 # more granular option would be:
 # solr_java_memory: '-Xms16g -Xmx20g'
diff --git a/group_vars/solr8cloud/staging.yml b/group_vars/solr8cloud/staging.yml
index cdde61e61e..36b78180db 100644
--- a/group_vars/solr8cloud/staging.yml
+++ b/group_vars/solr8cloud/staging.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 ---
-desired_ruby_version: "3.1.0"
 install_ruby_from_source: true
-ruby_version_override: "ruby-3.1.0"
+ruby_version_override: "ruby-3.4.1"
 solr_heap_setting: "20g"
 # more granular option would be:
 # solr_java_memory: '-Xms16g -Xmx20g'