diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 607c86440..ba19f13fc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org).
 This document is formatted according to the principles of [Keep A CHANGELOG](http://keepachangelog.com).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Changed
+- [Ruby] Upgraded messages support to permit up to v26
 
 ## [29.0.0] - 2024-08-12
 ### Added
diff --git a/ruby/cucumber-gherkin.gemspec b/ruby/cucumber-gherkin.gemspec
index 62e428c3e..1a46bcc22 100644
--- a/ruby/cucumber-gherkin.gemspec
+++ b/ruby/cucumber-gherkin.gemspec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
     'source_code_uri' => 'https://github.com/cucumber/gherkin/blob/main/ruby'
   }
 
-  s.add_runtime_dependency 'cucumber-messages', '> 25', '< 26'
+  s.add_runtime_dependency 'cucumber-messages', '> 25', '< 28'
 
   s.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 13.1'
   s.add_development_dependency 'rspec', '~> 3.13'