diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 78a10a6..eeb8b9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           ### TEST RUBY VERSIONS
-          - ruby: "2.5"
           - ruby: "2.6"
           - ruby: "2.7"
           - ruby: "3.0"
@@ -24,17 +23,18 @@ jobs:
           - ruby: "3.1"
           - ruby: "3.2"
           - ruby: "3.3"
+          - ruby: "3.4"
           ### TEST RAILS VERSIONS
           - ruby: "2.6"
             rails_version: "~> 6.1.0"
           - ruby: "3.3"
             rails_version: "~> 7.0.0"
             db_gem_version: "~> 1.4" # fixes sqlite3 gem dependency issue
-          - ruby: "3.3"
+          - ruby: "3.4"
             rails_version: "~> 7.1.0"
-          - ruby: "3.3"
+          - ruby: "3.4"
             rails_version: "~> 7.2.0"
-          - ruby: "3.3"
+          - ruby: "3.4"
             rails_version: "~> 8.0.0"
           ### DB TESTING TESTING
           - ruby: 3.3
@@ -104,4 +104,4 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run test
       run: |
         bundle install
-        bundle exec rake test
+        RUBYOPT='--enable-frozen-string-literal' bundle exec rake test