diff --git a/Appraisals b/Appraisals
index 809b3907..956f8480 100644
--- a/Appraisals
+++ b/Appraisals
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ def self.with_cucumber_gem(versions:)
   Array(versions).each do |v|
     appraise "cucumber-#{v}" do
       gem "cucumber", "~> #{v}"
-      # cucumber versions 3-6 are not compatible with activesupport 7.1
-      if v < 7
+      # cucumber versions 4-6 are not compatible with activesupport 7.1
+      if (4..6).cover?(v)
         gem "activesupport", "< 7.1"
       end
     end
diff --git a/gemfiles/jruby_9.4.0.0_cucumber_3.gemfile b/gemfiles/jruby_9.4.0.0_cucumber_3.gemfile
index d098f111..be1f65fc 100644
--- a/gemfiles/jruby_9.4.0.0_cucumber_3.gemfile
+++ b/gemfiles/jruby_9.4.0.0_cucumber_3.gemfile
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ gem "pimpmychangelog", ">= 0.1.2"
 gem "simplecov"
 gem "simplecov-cobertura", "~> 2.1.0"
 gem "cucumber", "~> 3"
-gem "activesupport", "< 7.1"
 
 group :check do
 
diff --git a/gemfiles/jruby_9.4.0.0_cucumber_3.gemfile.lock b/gemfiles/jruby_9.4.0.0_cucumber_3.gemfile.lock
index 13f67d94..87354076 100644
--- a/gemfiles/jruby_9.4.0.0_cucumber_3.gemfile.lock
+++ b/gemfiles/jruby_9.4.0.0_cucumber_3.gemfile.lock
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@ PATH
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
   specs:
-    activesupport (7.0.8)
-      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.2)
-      i18n (>= 1.6, < 2)
-      minitest (>= 5.1)
-      tzinfo (~> 2.0)
     appraisal (2.5.0)
       bundler
       rake
@@ -22,7 +17,6 @@ GEM
     builder (3.2.4)
     climate_control (1.2.0)
     coderay (1.1.3)
-    concurrent-ruby (1.2.2)
     cucumber (3.2.0)
       builder (>= 2.1.2)
       cucumber-core (~> 3.2.0)
@@ -50,8 +44,6 @@ GEM
     docile (1.4.0)
     ffi (1.16.3-java)
     gherkin (5.1.0)
-    i18n (1.14.1)
-      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
     json (2.6.3-java)
     language_server-protocol (3.17.0.3)
     libdatadog (5.0.0.1.0)
@@ -59,7 +51,6 @@ GEM
       ffi (~> 1.0)
     lint_roller (1.1.0)
     method_source (1.0.0)
-    minitest (5.20.0)
     msgpack (1.7.2-java)
     multi_json (1.15.0)
     multi_test (1.1.0)
@@ -138,8 +129,6 @@ GEM
       rubocop-performance (~> 1.19.0)
     thor (1.2.2)
     timecop (0.9.8)
-    tzinfo (2.0.6)
-      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
     unicode-display_width (2.5.0)
     webrick (1.8.1)
     yard (0.9.34)
@@ -148,7 +137,6 @@ PLATFORMS
   universal-java-11
 
 DEPENDENCIES
-  activesupport (< 7.1)
   appraisal
   climate_control
   cucumber (~> 3)
diff --git a/gemfiles/ruby_2.7.6_cucumber_3.gemfile b/gemfiles/ruby_2.7.6_cucumber_3.gemfile
index d098f111..be1f65fc 100644
--- a/gemfiles/ruby_2.7.6_cucumber_3.gemfile
+++ b/gemfiles/ruby_2.7.6_cucumber_3.gemfile
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ gem "pimpmychangelog", ">= 0.1.2"
 gem "simplecov"
 gem "simplecov-cobertura", "~> 2.1.0"
 gem "cucumber", "~> 3"
-gem "activesupport", "< 7.1"
 
 group :check do
 
diff --git a/gemfiles/ruby_2.7.6_cucumber_3.gemfile.lock b/gemfiles/ruby_2.7.6_cucumber_3.gemfile.lock
index 69575992..660bde97 100644
--- a/gemfiles/ruby_2.7.6_cucumber_3.gemfile.lock
+++ b/gemfiles/ruby_2.7.6_cucumber_3.gemfile.lock
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@ PATH
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
   specs:
-    activesupport (7.0.8)
-      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.2)
-      i18n (>= 1.6, < 2)
-      minitest (>= 5.1)
-      tzinfo (~> 2.0)
     appraisal (2.5.0)
       bundler
       rake
@@ -22,7 +17,6 @@ GEM
     builder (3.2.4)
     climate_control (1.2.0)
     coderay (1.1.3)
-    concurrent-ruby (1.2.2)
     cucumber (3.2.0)
       builder (>= 2.1.2)
       cucumber-core (~> 3.2.0)
@@ -50,8 +44,6 @@ GEM
     docile (1.4.0)
     ffi (1.16.3)
     gherkin (5.1.0)
-    i18n (1.14.1)
-      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
     json (2.6.3)
     language_server-protocol (3.17.0.3)
     libdatadog (5.0.0.1.0-aarch64-linux)
@@ -59,7 +51,6 @@ GEM
       ffi (~> 1.0)
     lint_roller (1.1.0)
     method_source (1.0.0)
-    minitest (5.20.0)
     msgpack (1.7.2)
     multi_json (1.15.0)
     multi_test (1.1.0)
@@ -135,8 +126,6 @@ GEM
       rubocop-performance (~> 1.19.0)
     thor (1.2.2)
     timecop (0.9.8)
-    tzinfo (2.0.6)
-      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
     unicode-display_width (2.5.0)
     webrick (1.8.1)
     yard (0.9.34)
@@ -145,7 +134,6 @@ PLATFORMS
   aarch64-linux
 
 DEPENDENCIES
-  activesupport (< 7.1)
   appraisal
   climate_control
   cucumber (~> 3)
diff --git a/gemfiles/ruby_3.0.4_cucumber_3.gemfile b/gemfiles/ruby_3.0.4_cucumber_3.gemfile
index d098f111..be1f65fc 100644
--- a/gemfiles/ruby_3.0.4_cucumber_3.gemfile
+++ b/gemfiles/ruby_3.0.4_cucumber_3.gemfile
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ gem "pimpmychangelog", ">= 0.1.2"
 gem "simplecov"
 gem "simplecov-cobertura", "~> 2.1.0"
 gem "cucumber", "~> 3"
-gem "activesupport", "< 7.1"
 
 group :check do
 
diff --git a/gemfiles/ruby_3.0.4_cucumber_3.gemfile.lock b/gemfiles/ruby_3.0.4_cucumber_3.gemfile.lock
index 69575992..660bde97 100644
--- a/gemfiles/ruby_3.0.4_cucumber_3.gemfile.lock
+++ b/gemfiles/ruby_3.0.4_cucumber_3.gemfile.lock
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@ PATH
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
   specs:
-    activesupport (7.0.8)
-      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.2)
-      i18n (>= 1.6, < 2)
-      minitest (>= 5.1)
-      tzinfo (~> 2.0)
     appraisal (2.5.0)
       bundler
       rake
@@ -22,7 +17,6 @@ GEM
     builder (3.2.4)
     climate_control (1.2.0)
     coderay (1.1.3)
-    concurrent-ruby (1.2.2)
     cucumber (3.2.0)
       builder (>= 2.1.2)
       cucumber-core (~> 3.2.0)
@@ -50,8 +44,6 @@ GEM
     docile (1.4.0)
     ffi (1.16.3)
     gherkin (5.1.0)
-    i18n (1.14.1)
-      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
     json (2.6.3)
     language_server-protocol (3.17.0.3)
     libdatadog (5.0.0.1.0-aarch64-linux)
@@ -59,7 +51,6 @@ GEM
       ffi (~> 1.0)
     lint_roller (1.1.0)
     method_source (1.0.0)
-    minitest (5.20.0)
     msgpack (1.7.2)
     multi_json (1.15.0)
     multi_test (1.1.0)
@@ -135,8 +126,6 @@ GEM
       rubocop-performance (~> 1.19.0)
     thor (1.2.2)
     timecop (0.9.8)
-    tzinfo (2.0.6)
-      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
     unicode-display_width (2.5.0)
     webrick (1.8.1)
     yard (0.9.34)
@@ -145,7 +134,6 @@ PLATFORMS
   aarch64-linux
 
 DEPENDENCIES
-  activesupport (< 7.1)
   appraisal
   climate_control
   cucumber (~> 3)
diff --git a/gemfiles/ruby_3.1.2_cucumber_3.gemfile b/gemfiles/ruby_3.1.2_cucumber_3.gemfile
index d098f111..be1f65fc 100644
--- a/gemfiles/ruby_3.1.2_cucumber_3.gemfile
+++ b/gemfiles/ruby_3.1.2_cucumber_3.gemfile
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ gem "pimpmychangelog", ">= 0.1.2"
 gem "simplecov"
 gem "simplecov-cobertura", "~> 2.1.0"
 gem "cucumber", "~> 3"
-gem "activesupport", "< 7.1"
 
 group :check do
 
diff --git a/gemfiles/ruby_3.1.2_cucumber_3.gemfile.lock b/gemfiles/ruby_3.1.2_cucumber_3.gemfile.lock
index 69575992..660bde97 100644
--- a/gemfiles/ruby_3.1.2_cucumber_3.gemfile.lock
+++ b/gemfiles/ruby_3.1.2_cucumber_3.gemfile.lock
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@ PATH
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
   specs:
-    activesupport (7.0.8)
-      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.2)
-      i18n (>= 1.6, < 2)
-      minitest (>= 5.1)
-      tzinfo (~> 2.0)
     appraisal (2.5.0)
       bundler
       rake
@@ -22,7 +17,6 @@ GEM
     builder (3.2.4)
     climate_control (1.2.0)
     coderay (1.1.3)
-    concurrent-ruby (1.2.2)
     cucumber (3.2.0)
       builder (>= 2.1.2)
       cucumber-core (~> 3.2.0)
@@ -50,8 +44,6 @@ GEM
     docile (1.4.0)
     ffi (1.16.3)
     gherkin (5.1.0)
-    i18n (1.14.1)
-      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
     json (2.6.3)
     language_server-protocol (3.17.0.3)
     libdatadog (5.0.0.1.0-aarch64-linux)
@@ -59,7 +51,6 @@ GEM
       ffi (~> 1.0)
     lint_roller (1.1.0)
     method_source (1.0.0)
-    minitest (5.20.0)
     msgpack (1.7.2)
     multi_json (1.15.0)
     multi_test (1.1.0)
@@ -135,8 +126,6 @@ GEM
       rubocop-performance (~> 1.19.0)
     thor (1.2.2)
     timecop (0.9.8)
-    tzinfo (2.0.6)
-      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
     unicode-display_width (2.5.0)
     webrick (1.8.1)
     yard (0.9.34)
@@ -145,7 +134,6 @@ PLATFORMS
   aarch64-linux
 
 DEPENDENCIES
-  activesupport (< 7.1)
   appraisal
   climate_control
   cucumber (~> 3)
diff --git a/gemfiles/ruby_3.2.0_cucumber_3.gemfile b/gemfiles/ruby_3.2.0_cucumber_3.gemfile
index d098f111..be1f65fc 100644
--- a/gemfiles/ruby_3.2.0_cucumber_3.gemfile
+++ b/gemfiles/ruby_3.2.0_cucumber_3.gemfile
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ gem "pimpmychangelog", ">= 0.1.2"
 gem "simplecov"
 gem "simplecov-cobertura", "~> 2.1.0"
 gem "cucumber", "~> 3"
-gem "activesupport", "< 7.1"
 
 group :check do
 
diff --git a/gemfiles/ruby_3.2.0_cucumber_3.gemfile.lock b/gemfiles/ruby_3.2.0_cucumber_3.gemfile.lock
index 69575992..660bde97 100644
--- a/gemfiles/ruby_3.2.0_cucumber_3.gemfile.lock
+++ b/gemfiles/ruby_3.2.0_cucumber_3.gemfile.lock
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@ PATH
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
   specs:
-    activesupport (7.0.8)
-      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.2)
-      i18n (>= 1.6, < 2)
-      minitest (>= 5.1)
-      tzinfo (~> 2.0)
     appraisal (2.5.0)
       bundler
       rake
@@ -22,7 +17,6 @@ GEM
     builder (3.2.4)
     climate_control (1.2.0)
     coderay (1.1.3)
-    concurrent-ruby (1.2.2)
     cucumber (3.2.0)
       builder (>= 2.1.2)
       cucumber-core (~> 3.2.0)
@@ -50,8 +44,6 @@ GEM
     docile (1.4.0)
     ffi (1.16.3)
     gherkin (5.1.0)
-    i18n (1.14.1)
-      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
     json (2.6.3)
     language_server-protocol (3.17.0.3)
     libdatadog (5.0.0.1.0-aarch64-linux)
@@ -59,7 +51,6 @@ GEM
       ffi (~> 1.0)
     lint_roller (1.1.0)
     method_source (1.0.0)
-    minitest (5.20.0)
     msgpack (1.7.2)
     multi_json (1.15.0)
     multi_test (1.1.0)
@@ -135,8 +126,6 @@ GEM
       rubocop-performance (~> 1.19.0)
     thor (1.2.2)
     timecop (0.9.8)
-    tzinfo (2.0.6)
-      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
     unicode-display_width (2.5.0)
     webrick (1.8.1)
     yard (0.9.34)
@@ -145,7 +134,6 @@ PLATFORMS
   aarch64-linux
 
 DEPENDENCIES
-  activesupport (< 7.1)
   appraisal
   climate_control
   cucumber (~> 3)
diff --git a/gemfiles/ruby_3.3.0_cucumber_3.gemfile b/gemfiles/ruby_3.3.0_cucumber_3.gemfile
index d098f111..be1f65fc 100644
--- a/gemfiles/ruby_3.3.0_cucumber_3.gemfile
+++ b/gemfiles/ruby_3.3.0_cucumber_3.gemfile
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ gem "pimpmychangelog", ">= 0.1.2"
 gem "simplecov"
 gem "simplecov-cobertura", "~> 2.1.0"
 gem "cucumber", "~> 3"
-gem "activesupport", "< 7.1"
 
 group :check do
 
diff --git a/gemfiles/ruby_3.3.0_cucumber_3.gemfile.lock b/gemfiles/ruby_3.3.0_cucumber_3.gemfile.lock
index aaf8ba0f..55d085f6 100644
--- a/gemfiles/ruby_3.3.0_cucumber_3.gemfile.lock
+++ b/gemfiles/ruby_3.3.0_cucumber_3.gemfile.lock
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@ PATH
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
   specs:
-    activesupport (7.0.8)
-      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.2)
-      i18n (>= 1.6, < 2)
-      minitest (>= 5.1)
-      tzinfo (~> 2.0)
     appraisal (2.5.0)
       bundler
       rake
@@ -22,7 +17,6 @@ GEM
     builder (3.2.4)
     climate_control (1.2.0)
     coderay (1.1.3)
-    concurrent-ruby (1.2.2)
     cucumber (3.2.0)
       builder (>= 2.1.2)
       cucumber-core (~> 3.2.0)
@@ -50,8 +44,6 @@ GEM
     docile (1.4.0)
     ffi (1.16.3)
     gherkin (5.1.0)
-    i18n (1.14.1)
-      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
     json (2.6.3)
     language_server-protocol (3.17.0.3)
     libdatadog (5.0.0.1.0-aarch64-linux)
@@ -59,7 +51,6 @@ GEM
       ffi (~> 1.0)
     lint_roller (1.1.0)
     method_source (1.0.0)
-    minitest (5.20.0)
     msgpack (1.7.2)
     multi_json (1.15.0)
     multi_test (1.1.0)
@@ -135,8 +126,6 @@ GEM
       rubocop-performance (~> 1.19.0)
     thor (1.2.2)
     timecop (0.9.8)
-    tzinfo (2.0.6)
-      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
     unicode-display_width (2.5.0)
     webrick (1.8.1)
     yard (0.9.34)
@@ -145,7 +134,6 @@ PLATFORMS
   aarch64-linux
 
 DEPENDENCIES
-  activesupport (< 7.1)
   appraisal
   climate_control
   cucumber (~> 3)