diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 871cc862..f9f6bd45 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ jobs:
             -- ${{ matrix._.rb-sys-dock-setup }}
 
       - name: Smoke gem install
-        if: matrix.ruby-platform == 'x86_64-linux' # GitHub actions architecture
+        if: matrix._.platform == 'x86_64-linux' # GitHub actions architecture
         run: |
           gem install pkg/eppo-server-sdk-*.gem --verbose
           script="puts EppoClient::Core::Client.new(EppoClient::Config.new('placeholder'))"
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8b05231f..8dded34d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@
 node_modules
 
 .idea/
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/ruby-sdk/Cargo.lock b/ruby-sdk/Cargo.lock
index 3d56af0f..599d5139 100644
--- a/ruby-sdk/Cargo.lock
+++ b/ruby-sdk/Cargo.lock
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "eppo_client"
-version = "3.2.4"
+version = "3.2.5"
 dependencies = [
  "env_logger",
  "eppo_core",
diff --git a/ruby-sdk/Gemfile.lock b/ruby-sdk/Gemfile.lock
index 093afb83..59d45905 100644
--- a/ruby-sdk/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/ruby-sdk/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    eppo-server-sdk (3.2.4)
+    eppo-server-sdk (3.2.5)
       rb_sys (~> 0.9.102)
 
 GEM
diff --git a/ruby-sdk/README.md b/ruby-sdk/README.md
index 434260b6..ec5f15a5 100644
--- a/ruby-sdk/README.md
+++ b/ruby-sdk/README.md
@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@ Make sure you remove the override before updating `Cargo.lock`. Otherwise, the l
 
 ## Releasing
 
-* Bump versions in `ruby-sdk/lib/eppo_client/version.rb` and `ruby-sdk/ext/eppo_client/Cargo.toml`.
-* Run `cargo update --workspace --verbose` to update `Cargo.lock` and `Gemfile.lock`.
+* Bump versions in `ruby-sdk/lib/eppo_client/version.rb` and `ruby-sdk/ext/eppo_client/Cargo.toml`
+* Run `cargo update --workspace --verbose` to update `Cargo.lock`
+* Run `bundle` to update `Gemfile.lock`
diff --git a/ruby-sdk/ext/eppo_client/Cargo.toml b/ruby-sdk/ext/eppo_client/Cargo.toml
index ccda8bad..677b8144 100644
--- a/ruby-sdk/ext/eppo_client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ruby-sdk/ext/eppo_client/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "eppo_client"
 # TODO: this version and lib/eppo_client/version.rb should be in sync
-version = "3.2.4"
+version = "3.2.5"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT"
 publish = false
diff --git a/ruby-sdk/lib/eppo_client/client.rb b/ruby-sdk/lib/eppo_client/client.rb
index fd453b1f..fee3476a 100644
--- a/ruby-sdk/lib/eppo_client/client.rb
+++ b/ruby-sdk/lib/eppo_client/client.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,14 @@
 require "logger"
 
 require_relative "config"
-require_relative "eppo_client"
+
+# Tries to require the extension for the current Ruby version first
+begin
+  RUBY_VERSION =~ /(\d+\.\d+)/
+  require_relative "#{Regexp.last_match(1)}/eppo_client"
+rescue LoadError
+  require_relative "eppo_client"
+end
 
 module EppoClient
   # The main client singleton
@@ -15,7 +22,7 @@ class Client
     def init(config)
       config.validate
 
-      if !@core.nil? then
+      if !@core.nil?
         STDERR.puts "Eppo Warning: multiple initialization of the client"
         @core.shutdown
       end
diff --git a/ruby-sdk/lib/eppo_client/version.rb b/ruby-sdk/lib/eppo_client/version.rb
index 29ccc2b4..39791641 100644
--- a/ruby-sdk/lib/eppo_client/version.rb
+++ b/ruby-sdk/lib/eppo_client/version.rb
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 
 # TODO: this version and ext/eppo_client/Cargo.toml should be in sync
 module EppoClient
-  VERSION = "3.2.4"
+  VERSION = "3.2.5"
 end