diff --git a/lib/datadog/ci/contrib/rspec/integration.rb b/lib/datadog/ci/contrib/rspec/integration.rb
index 533dc567965..f9c7207a11f 100644
--- a/lib/datadog/ci/contrib/rspec/integration.rb
+++ b/lib/datadog/ci/contrib/rspec/integration.rb
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ class Integration
           register_as :rspec, auto_patch: true
 
           def self.version
-            Gem.loaded_specs['rspec'] \
-              && Gem.loaded_specs['rspec'].version
+            Gem.loaded_specs['rspec-core'] \
+              && Gem.loaded_specs['rspec-core'].version
           end
 
           def self.loaded?
diff --git a/spec/datadog/ci/contrib/rspec/integration_spec.rb b/spec/datadog/ci/contrib/rspec/integration_spec.rb
index a7b5403182f..3b9d0ac438a 100644
--- a/spec/datadog/ci/contrib/rspec/integration_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/datadog/ci/contrib/rspec/integration_spec.rb
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
   describe '.version' do
     subject(:version) { described_class.version }
 
-    context 'when the "rspec" gem is loaded' do
-      include_context 'loaded gems', 'rspec' => described_class::MINIMUM_VERSION
+    context 'when the "rspec-core" gem is loaded' do
+      include_context 'loaded gems', 'rspec-core' => described_class::MINIMUM_VERSION
       it { is_expected.to be_a_kind_of(Gem::Version) }
     end
 
-    context 'when "rspec" gem is not loaded' do
-      include_context 'loaded gems', 'rspec' => nil
+    context 'when "rspec-core" gem is not loaded' do
+      include_context 'loaded gems', 'rspec-core' => nil
       it { is_expected.to be nil }
     end
   end
@@ -33,20 +33,20 @@
   describe '.compatible?' do
     subject(:compatible?) { described_class.compatible? }
 
-    context 'when "rspec" gem is loaded with a version' do
+    context 'when "rspec-core" gem is loaded with a version' do
       context 'that is less than the minimum' do
-        include_context 'loaded gems', 'rspec' => decrement_gem_version(described_class::MINIMUM_VERSION)
+        include_context 'loaded gems', 'rspec-core' => decrement_gem_version(described_class::MINIMUM_VERSION)
         it { is_expected.to be false }
       end
 
       context 'that meets the minimum version' do
-        include_context 'loaded gems', 'rspec' => described_class::MINIMUM_VERSION
+        include_context 'loaded gems', 'rspec-core' => described_class::MINIMUM_VERSION
         it { is_expected.to be true }
       end
     end
 
     context 'when gem is not loaded' do
-      include_context 'loaded gems', 'rspec' => nil
+      include_context 'loaded gems', 'rspec-core' => nil
       it { is_expected.to be false }
     end
   end