diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 6d9fda4..f067280 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ group :system_tests do
 end
 
 group :release do
-  gem 'github_changelog_generator', '>= 1.16.1',  :require => false
+  gem 'github_changelog_generator', '>= 1.16.1',  :require => false if RUBY_VERSION >= 2.5
   gem 'puppet-blacksmith',                        :require => false
   gem 'voxpupuli-release',                        :require => false
   gem 'puppet-strings', '>= 2.2',                 :require => false