diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index dc4bbdb..9d13d68 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ruby-version: 3.3
           bundler-cache: true
-          rubygems: '3.6.9'
+          rubygems: '3.7.2'
 
       - name: Switch to SSH remotes for the Git repository
         run: git-ssh-remotes
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 611c982..84cd2b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         ruby: ['3.3', '3.4', '4.0']
-        rails: ['7.2', '8.0', '8.1']
+        rails: ['8.0', '8.1']
     env:
       BUNDLE_GEMFILE: 'gemfiles/rails_${{ matrix.rails }}.gemfile'
     steps:
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ruby-version: ${{ matrix.ruby }}
           bundler-cache: true
-          rubygems: '3.6.9'
+          rubygems: '3.7.2'
 
       - name: Run the gem tests
         run: make test
diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index 7c0742f..da7fe7d 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ AllCops:
   SuggestExtensions: false
   DisplayCopNames: true
   TargetRubyVersion: 3.3
-  TargetRailsVersion: 7.2
+  TargetRailsVersion: 8.0
   Exclude:
     - bin/**/*
     - vendor/**/*
diff --git a/Appraisals b/Appraisals
index 441f01d..55e7a84 100644
--- a/Appraisals
+++ b/Appraisals
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-appraise 'rails-7.2' do
-  gem 'activejob', '~> 7.2.0'
-  gem 'activerecord', '~> 7.2.0'
-  gem 'activesupport', '~> 7.2.0'
-end
-
 appraise 'rails-8.0' do
   gem 'activejob', '~> 8.0.0'
   gem 'activerecord', '~> 8.0.0'
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a9dc57c..61837dd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ### next
 
-* TODO: Replace this bullet point with an actual description of a change.
+* Dropped Rails 7.1 support (#22)
 
 ### 2.6.0 (19 January 2026)
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 03a5668..5deb6c3 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ FROM hausgold/ruby:3.3
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.authors="containers@hausgold.de"
 
 # Update system gem
-RUN gem update --system '3.4.22'
+RUN gem update --system '3.7.2'
 
 # Install system packages and the latest bundler
 RUN apt-get update -yqqq && \
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ RUN apt-get update -yqqq && \
     ca-certificates \
     bash-completion inotify-tools && \
   echo 'en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8' >> /etc/locale.gen && /usr/sbin/locale-gen && \
-  gem install bundler -v '~> 2.6.9' --no-document --no-prerelease
+  gem install bundler -v '~> 2.7.2' --no-document --no-prerelease
 
 # Add new web user
 RUN mkdir /app && \
diff --git a/countless.gemspec b/countless.gemspec
index cb7a832..9f2d2d7 100644
--- a/countless.gemspec
+++ b/countless.gemspec
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
 
   spec.required_ruby_version = '>= 3.3'
 
-  spec.add_dependency 'activesupport', '>= 7.2'
+  spec.add_dependency 'activesupport', '>= 8.0'
   spec.add_dependency 'ostruct', '>= 0.6'
   spec.add_dependency 'zeitwerk', '~> 2.6'
 end
diff --git a/gemfiles/rails_7.2.gemfile b/gemfiles/rails_7.2.gemfile
deleted file mode 100644
index b31832f..0000000
--- a/gemfiles/rails_7.2.gemfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# This file was generated by Appraisal
-
-source "https://rubygems.org"
-
-gem "appraisal", "~> 2.4"
-gem "benchmark-ips", "~> 2.10"
-gem "bundler", ">= 2.6", "< 5"
-gem "guard-rspec", "~> 4.7"
-gem "irb", "~> 1.2"
-gem "rspec", "~> 3.12"
-gem "rubocop"
-gem "rubocop-rails"
-gem "rubocop-rspec"
-gem "simplecov", ">= 0.22"
-gem "yard", ">= 0.9.28"
-gem "yard-activesupport-concern", ">= 0.0.1"
-gem "activejob", "~> 7.2.0"
-gem "activerecord", "~> 7.2.0"
-gem "activesupport", "~> 7.2.0"
-
-gemspec path: "../"