diff --git a/ct/passwordpusher.sh b/ct/passwordpusher.sh
index 777f4bbbb2d..31317177ddf 100644
--- a/ct/passwordpusher.sh
+++ b/ct/passwordpusher.sh
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ function update_script() {
     create_backup /opt/passwordpusher/storage /opt/passwordpusher/.env.production
 
     CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "passwordpusher" "pglombardo/PasswordPusher" "tarball"
+    RUBY_VERSION="$(cat /opt/passwordpusher/.ruby-version)" RUBY_INSTALL_RAILS="false" setup_ruby
 
     msg_info "Installing Gem Dependencies"
     cd /opt/passwordpusher
diff --git a/install/passwordpusher-install.sh b/install/passwordpusher-install.sh
index 86c775de4ae..d74904a3673 100644
--- a/install/passwordpusher-install.sh
+++ b/install/passwordpusher-install.sh
@@ -22,12 +22,13 @@ $STD apt install -y \
   pkg-config
 msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
 
-RUBY_VERSION="4.0.5" RUBY_INSTALL_RAILS="false" setup_ruby
 NODE_VERSION="22" NODE_MODULE="yarn" setup_nodejs
-export PATH="$HOME/.rbenv/shims:$HOME/.rbenv/bin:$PATH"
 
 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "passwordpusher" "pglombardo/PasswordPusher" "tarball"
 
+RUBY_VERSION="$(cat /opt/passwordpusher/.ruby-version)" RUBY_INSTALL_RAILS="false" setup_ruby
+export PATH="$HOME/.rbenv/shims:$HOME/.rbenv/bin:$PATH"
+
 msg_info "Installing Gem Dependencies"
 cd /opt/passwordpusher
 $STD bundle config set --local without 'development test'