diff --git a/src/bin/release-please.ts b/src/bin/release-please.ts
index 9e955c4b5..7b43e566e 100644
--- a/src/bin/release-please.ts
+++ b/src/bin/release-please.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ const argv = yargs
           describe: 'name of package release is being minted for',
           demand: true,
         })
+        .option('version-file', {
+          describe: 'path to version file to update, e.g., version.rb',
+        })
         .option('last-package-version', {
           describe: 'last version # that package was released as',
         })
@@ -163,6 +166,7 @@ action "github-release" {
       'java-auth-yoshi',
       'java-yoshi',
       'python',
+      'ruby',
       'ruby-yoshi',
     ],
     default: 'node',
diff --git a/src/release-pr-factory.ts b/src/release-pr-factory.ts
index 16ad3c3bc..45039e4c8 100644
--- a/src/release-pr-factory.ts
+++ b/src/release-pr-factory.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
   ReleasePR,
   ReleasePROptions,
 } from './release-pr';
+import { Ruby, RubyReleasePROptions } from './releasers/ruby';
 import { JavaAuthYoshi } from './releasers/java-auth-yoshi';
 import { Node } from './releasers/node';
 import { PHPYoshi } from './releasers/php-yoshi';
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@ export class ReleasePRFactory {
         return new JavaYoshi(releaseOptions);
       case ReleaseType.Python:
         return new Python(releaseOptions);
+      case ReleaseType.Ruby:
+        return new Ruby(releaseOptions as RubyReleasePROptions);
       case ReleaseType.RubyYoshi:
         return new RubyYoshi(releaseOptions);
       default:
diff --git a/src/release-pr.ts b/src/release-pr.ts
index f405967d8..a43b03bb4 100644
--- a/src/release-pr.ts
+++ b/src/release-pr.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export enum ReleaseType {
   JavaAuthYoshi = 'java-auth-yoshi',
   JavaYoshi = 'java-yoshi',
   Python = 'python',
+  Ruby = 'ruby',
   RubyYoshi = 'ruby-yoshi',
 }
 
diff --git a/src/releasers/ruby.ts b/src/releasers/ruby.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..339a0cb2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/releasers/ruby.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright 2019 Google LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { ReleasePROptions, ReleasePR, ReleaseCandidate } from '../release-pr';
+
+import { ConventionalCommits } from '../conventional-commits';
+import { GitHubTag } from '../github';
+import { checkpoint, CheckpointType } from '../util/checkpoint';
+import { indentCommit } from '../util/indent-commit';
+import { Update } from '../updaters/update';
+import { Commit } from '../graphql-to-commits';
+
+// Generic
+import { Changelog } from '../updaters/changelog';
+
+// Ruby
+import { VersionRB } from '../updaters/version-rb';
+
+export interface RubyReleasePROptions extends ReleasePROptions {
+  // should be full path to version.rb file.
+  versionFile: string;
+}
+
+export class Ruby extends ReleasePR {
+  versionFile: string;
+  constructor(options: RubyReleasePROptions) {
+    super(options as ReleasePROptions);
+    this.versionFile = options.versionFile;
+  }
+  protected async _run() {
+    const latestTag: GitHubTag | undefined = await this.gh.latestTag();
+    const commits: Commit[] = await this.commits(
+      latestTag ? latestTag.sha : undefined
+    );
+
+    const cc = new ConventionalCommits({
+      commits: postProcessCommits(commits),
+      githubRepoUrl: this.repoUrl,
+      bumpMinorPreMajor: this.bumpMinorPreMajor,
+    });
+    const candidate: ReleaseCandidate = await this.coerceReleaseCandidate(
+      cc,
+      latestTag
+    );
+
+    const changelogEntry: string = await cc.generateChangelogEntry({
+      version: candidate.version,
+      currentTag: `v${candidate.version}`,
+      previousTag: candidate.previousTag,
+    });
+
+    // don't create a release candidate until user facing changes
+    // (fix, feat, BREAKING CHANGE) have been made; a CHANGELOG that's
+    // one line is a good indicator that there were no interesting commits.
+    if (this.changelogEmpty(changelogEntry)) {
+      checkpoint(
+        `no user facing commits found since ${
+          latestTag ? latestTag.sha : 'beginning of time'
+        }`,
+        CheckpointType.Failure
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const updates: Update[] = [];
+
+    updates.push(
+      new Changelog({
+        path: 'CHANGELOG.md',
+        changelogEntry,
+        version: candidate.version,
+        packageName: this.packageName,
+      })
+    );
+
+    updates.push(
+      new VersionRB({
+        path: this.versionFile,
+        changelogEntry,
+        version: candidate.version,
+        packageName: this.packageName,
+      })
+    );
+
+    await this.openPR(
+      commits[0].sha!,
+      `${changelogEntry}\n---\n`,
+      updates,
+      candidate.version
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+function postProcessCommits(commits: Commit[]): Commit[] {
+  commits.forEach(commit => {
+    commit.message = indentCommit(commit);
+  });
+  return commits;
+}