diff --git a/puppet-strings.gemspec b/puppet-strings.gemspec
index 6a8d216f..0d9b4725 100644
--- a/puppet-strings.gemspec
+++ b/puppet-strings.gemspec
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'rgen', '~> 0.9'
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'yard', '~> 0.9'
-  s.requirements << 'puppet, >= 7.0.0'
+  s.add_runtime_dependency 'puppet', '>= 7.0.0'
 end