2 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index 6ca284157a..a3990a5a2f 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -1408,7 +1408,7 @@ no-test-bundled-gems-prepare: no-test-bundled-gems-precheck
 yes-test-bundled-gems-prepare: yes-test-bundled-gems-precheck
 	$(ACTIONS_GROUP)
 	$(XRUBY) -C "$(srcdir)" bin/gem install --no-document \
-		--install-dir .bundle --conservative "bundler" "minitest:~> 5" "test-unit" "rake" "hoe" "yard" "pry" "packnga" "rexml" "json-schema" "test-unit-rr"
+		--install-dir .bundle --conservative "bundler" "minitest:~> 5" "test-unit" "rake" "hoe:~> 3.26" "yard" "pry" "packnga" "rexml" "json-schema" "test-unit-rr"
 	$(ACTIONS_ENDGROUP)
 
 PREPARE_BUNDLED_GEMS = test-bundled-gems-prepare
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index 9e6daae052..c192428aba 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
 # define RUBY_VERSION_MINOR RUBY_API_VERSION_MINOR
 #define RUBY_VERSION_TEENY 4
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_DATE RUBY_RELEASE_YEAR_STR"-"RUBY_RELEASE_MONTH_STR"-"RUBY_RELEASE_DAY_STR
-#define RUBY_PATCHLEVEL 187
+#define RUBY_PATCHLEVEL 188
 
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_YEAR 2022
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_MONTH 12
-#define RUBY_RELEASE_DAY 9
+#define RUBY_RELEASE_DAY 17
 
 #include "ruby/version.h"