diff --git a/lib/irb/irb.gemspec b/lib/irb/irb.gemspec
index 4d47481d87..50f6a22209 100644
--- a/lib/irb/irb.gemspec
+++ b/lib/irb/irb.gemspec
@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
 
   spec.required_ruby_version = Gem::Requirement.new(">= 2.7")
 
-  spec.add_dependency "reline", ">= 0.3.6"
+  spec.add_dependency "reline", ">= 0.3.8"
   spec.add_dependency "rdoc", "~> 6.5"
 end