diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8450d43fc0fb..d89a0875440a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-image: "ruby:2.1"
+image: "ruby:2.3"
 
 cache:
-  key: "ruby21"
+  key: "ruby-23"
   paths:
   - vendor/apt
   - vendor/ruby
@@ -138,57 +138,57 @@ spinach 7 10: *spinach-knapsack
 spinach 8 10: *spinach-knapsack
 spinach 9 10: *spinach-knapsack
 
-# Execute all testing suites against Ruby 2.3
-.ruby-23: &ruby-23
-  image: "ruby:2.3"
+# Execute all testing suites against Ruby 2.1
+.ruby-21: &ruby-21
+  image: "ruby:2.1"
   <<: *use-db
   only:
     - master
   cache:
-    key: "ruby-23"
+    key: "ruby21"
     paths:
       - vendor/apt
       - vendor/ruby
 
-.rspec-knapsack-ruby23: &rspec-knapsack-ruby23
+.rspec-knapsack-ruby21: &rspec-knapsack-ruby21
   <<: *rspec-knapsack
-  <<: *ruby-23
+  <<: *ruby-21
 
-.spinach-knapsack-ruby23: &spinach-knapsack-ruby23
+.spinach-knapsack-ruby23: &spinach-knapsack-ruby21
   <<: *spinach-knapsack
-  <<: *ruby-23
+  <<: *ruby-21
 
-rspec 0 20 ruby23: *rspec-knapsack-ruby23
-rspec 1 20 ruby23: *rspec-knapsack-ruby23
-rspec 2 20 ruby23: *rspec-knapsack-ruby23
-rspec 3 20 ruby23: *rspec-knapsack-ruby23
-rspec 4 20 ruby23: *rspec-knapsack-ruby23
-rspec 5 20 ruby23: *rspec-knapsack-ruby23
-rspec 6 20 ruby23: *rspec-knapsack-ruby23
-rspec 7 20 ruby23: *rspec-knapsack-ruby23
-rspec 8 20 ruby23: *rspec-knapsack-ruby23
-rspec 9 20 ruby23: *rspec-knapsack-ruby23
-rspec 10 20 ruby23: *rspec-knapsack-ruby23
-rspec 11 20 ruby23: *rspec-knapsack-ruby23
-rspec 12 20 ruby23: *rspec-knapsack-ruby23
-rspec 13 20 ruby23: *rspec-knapsack-ruby23
-rspec 14 20 ruby23: *rspec-knapsack-ruby23
-rspec 15 20 ruby23: *rspec-knapsack-ruby23
-rspec 16 20 ruby23: *rspec-knapsack-ruby23
-rspec 17 20 ruby23: *rspec-knapsack-ruby23
-rspec 18 20 ruby23: *rspec-knapsack-ruby23
-rspec 19 20 ruby23: *rspec-knapsack-ruby23
+rspec 0 20 ruby21: *rspec-knapsack-ruby21
+rspec 1 20 ruby21: *rspec-knapsack-ruby21
+rspec 2 20 ruby21: *rspec-knapsack-ruby21
+rspec 3 20 ruby21: *rspec-knapsack-ruby21
+rspec 4 20 ruby21: *rspec-knapsack-ruby21
+rspec 5 20 ruby21: *rspec-knapsack-ruby21
+rspec 6 20 ruby21: *rspec-knapsack-ruby21
+rspec 7 20 ruby21: *rspec-knapsack-ruby21
+rspec 8 20 ruby21: *rspec-knapsack-ruby21
+rspec 9 20 ruby21: *rspec-knapsack-ruby21
+rspec 10 20 ruby21: *rspec-knapsack-ruby21
+rspec 11 20 ruby21: *rspec-knapsack-ruby21
+rspec 12 20 ruby21: *rspec-knapsack-ruby21
+rspec 13 20 ruby21: *rspec-knapsack-ruby21
+rspec 14 20 ruby21: *rspec-knapsack-ruby21
+rspec 15 20 ruby21: *rspec-knapsack-ruby21
+rspec 16 20 ruby21: *rspec-knapsack-ruby21
+rspec 17 20 ruby21: *rspec-knapsack-ruby21
+rspec 18 20 ruby21: *rspec-knapsack-ruby21
+rspec 19 20 ruby21: *rspec-knapsack-ruby21
 
-spinach 0 10 ruby23: *spinach-knapsack-ruby23
-spinach 1 10 ruby23: *spinach-knapsack-ruby23
-spinach 2 10 ruby23: *spinach-knapsack-ruby23
-spinach 3 10 ruby23: *spinach-knapsack-ruby23
-spinach 4 10 ruby23: *spinach-knapsack-ruby23
-spinach 5 10 ruby23: *spinach-knapsack-ruby23
-spinach 6 10 ruby23: *spinach-knapsack-ruby23
-spinach 7 10 ruby23: *spinach-knapsack-ruby23
-spinach 8 10 ruby23: *spinach-knapsack-ruby23
-spinach 9 10 ruby23: *spinach-knapsack-ruby23
+spinach 0 10 ruby21: *spinach-knapsack-ruby21
+spinach 1 10 ruby21: *spinach-knapsack-ruby21
+spinach 2 10 ruby21: *spinach-knapsack-ruby21
+spinach 3 10 ruby21: *spinach-knapsack-ruby21
+spinach 4 10 ruby21: *spinach-knapsack-ruby21
+spinach 5 10 ruby21: *spinach-knapsack-ruby21
+spinach 6 10 ruby21: *spinach-knapsack-ruby21
+spinach 7 10 ruby21: *spinach-knapsack-ruby21
+spinach 8 10 ruby21: *spinach-knapsack-ruby21
+spinach 9 10 ruby21: *spinach-knapsack-ruby21
 
 # Other generic tests
 
diff --git a/.ruby-version b/.ruby-version
index ebf14b46981c..2bf1c1ccf363 100644
--- a/.ruby-version
+++ b/.ruby-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.1.8
+2.3.1