diff --git a/.github/workflows/code-scanning.yml b/.github/workflows/code-scanning.yml
index 6f6ad90ee..546dd43f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code-scanning.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code-scanning.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ concurrency:
 env:
 # this version used for running various tools
   tool_node_version: "14.x"
-  tool_ruby_version: "2.7.7"
+  tool_ruby_version: "2.7.8"
 jobs:
   eslint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependent-issues.yml b/.github/workflows/dependent-issues.yml
index d273e897b..4977e55d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependent-issues.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependent-issues.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       security-events: none
       statuses: write
     steps:
-      - uses: z0al/dependent-issues@v1.5.2
+      - uses: lowlydba/dependent-issues-redux@0.1.0
         env:
           # (Required) The token to use to make API calls to GitHub.
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index c6323dc46..38e31fc9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-20.04]
-        ruby: [2.7.7]
+        ruby: [2.7.8]
         node: [14.x]
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/single-matrix-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/single-matrix-pr.yml
index 000bcbe8a..f4bbc8dae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/single-matrix-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/single-matrix-pr.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
 env:
 # this version used for running various tools
   tool_node_version: "14.x"
-  tool_ruby_version: "2.7.7"
+  tool_ruby_version: "2.7.8"
 jobs:
   changes:
     name: "Check for file changes"
diff --git a/.ruby-version b/.ruby-version
index 1f7da99d4..6a81b4c83 100644
--- a/.ruby-version
+++ b/.ruby-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.7.7
+2.7.8
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index b11a50301..dc3a6fb04 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ gem 'premailer-rails', '~> 1.12' # for styling of email
 gem 'money', '~> 6.16'
 
 # Database and Events
-gem 'pg', '~> 1.4'
+gem 'pg', '~> 1.5'
 
 gem 'param_validation', path: 'gems/ruby-param-validation'
 gem 'qx', path: 'gems/ruby-qx'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 54529503d..00e300865 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ GEM
     parser (3.2.2.3)
       ast (~> 2.4.1)
       racc
-    pg (1.4.6)
+    pg (1.5.4)
     power_assert (2.0.3)
     premailer (1.18.0)
       addressable
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   listen
   money (~> 6.16)
   param_validation!
-  pg (~> 1.4)
+  pg (~> 1.5)
   premailer-rails (~> 1.12)
   puma (~> 5.6)
   qx!
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cc893b960..10f451986 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ git clone https://github.com/rbenv/ruby-build.git "$(rbenv root)"/plugins/ruby-b
 #### Ruby install
 
 ```bash
-rbenv install 2.7.7
+rbenv install 2.7.8
 ```
 
 #### Setup project
diff --git a/docs/getting_started_wsl2.md b/docs/getting_started_wsl2.md
index 750b049f3..2310a32fd 100644
--- a/docs/getting_started_wsl2.md
+++ b/docs/getting_started_wsl2.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ These include:
 
 * PostgreSQL 12 (10 probably works)
 * NodeJS 14 (we require 14 because we want the full internationalization built-in)
-* Ruby 2.7.7
+* Ruby 2.7.8
 
 There are a few optional tools that make working on Houdini easier:
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ git clone https://github.com/rbenv/ruby-build.git "$(rbenv root)"/plugins/ruby-b
 #### Ruby install
 
 ```bash
-rbenv install 2.7.7
+rbenv install 2.7.8
 ```
 
 > Note: if a build failure occurs, installing the following packages may solve