diff --git a/.ruby-version b/.ruby-version
index c043eea..be94e6f 100644
--- a/.ruby-version
+++ b/.ruby-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.2.1
+3.2.2
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 297d03d..0df4f02 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ source "https://rubygems.org"
 
 gem "activerecord", "~> 4.1"
 gem "database_cleaner"
-gem "factory_girl"
+gem "factory_bot"
 gem "rspec", "~> 3.1"
 gem "rake"
 gem "sqlite3"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 68a34e8..81ac972 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,45 +1,48 @@
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
   specs:
-    activemodel (4.1.8)
-      activesupport (= 4.1.8)
+    activemodel (4.2.11.3)
+      activesupport (= 4.2.11.3)
       builder (~> 3.1)
-    activerecord (4.1.8)
-      activemodel (= 4.1.8)
-      activesupport (= 4.1.8)
-      arel (~> 5.0.0)
-    activesupport (4.1.8)
-      i18n (~> 0.6, >= 0.6.9)
-      json (~> 1.7, >= 1.7.7)
+    activerecord (4.2.11.3)
+      activemodel (= 4.2.11.3)
+      activesupport (= 4.2.11.3)
+      arel (~> 6.0)
+    activesupport (4.2.11.3)
+      i18n (~> 0.7)
       minitest (~> 5.1)
-      thread_safe (~> 0.1)
+      thread_safe (~> 0.3, >= 0.3.4)
       tzinfo (~> 1.1)
-    arel (5.0.1.20140414130214)
-    builder (3.2.2)
-    database_cleaner (1.3.0)
-    diff-lcs (1.2.5)
-    factory_girl (4.5.0)
+    arel (6.0.4)
+    builder (3.2.4)
+    concurrent-ruby (1.2.2)
+    database_cleaner (1.99.0)
+    diff-lcs (1.5.0)
+    factory_girl (4.9.0)
       activesupport (>= 3.0.0)
-    i18n (0.6.11)
-    json (1.8.1)
-    minitest (5.4.3)
-    rake (10.4.2)
-    rspec (3.1.0)
-      rspec-core (~> 3.1.0)
-      rspec-expectations (~> 3.1.0)
-      rspec-mocks (~> 3.1.0)
-    rspec-core (3.1.7)
-      rspec-support (~> 3.1.0)
-    rspec-expectations (3.1.2)
+    i18n (0.9.5)
+      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
+    mini_portile2 (2.8.4)
+    minitest (5.19.0)
+    rake (13.0.6)
+    rspec (3.12.0)
+      rspec-core (~> 3.12.0)
+      rspec-expectations (~> 3.12.0)
+      rspec-mocks (~> 3.12.0)
+    rspec-core (3.12.2)
+      rspec-support (~> 3.12.0)
+    rspec-expectations (3.12.3)
+      diff-lcs (>= 1.2.0, < 2.0)
+      rspec-support (~> 3.12.0)
+    rspec-mocks (3.12.6)
       diff-lcs (>= 1.2.0, < 2.0)
-      rspec-support (~> 3.1.0)
-    rspec-mocks (3.1.3)
-      rspec-support (~> 3.1.0)
-    rspec-support (3.1.2)
-    sqlite3 (1.3.10)
-    thread_safe (0.3.4)
-    timecop (0.7.1)
-    tzinfo (1.2.2)
+      rspec-support (~> 3.12.0)
+    rspec-support (3.12.1)
+    sqlite3 (1.6.4)
+      mini_portile2 (~> 2.8.0)
+    thread_safe (0.3.6)
+    timecop (0.9.8)
+    tzinfo (1.2.11)
       thread_safe (~> 0.1)
 
 PLATFORMS
@@ -53,3 +56,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rspec (~> 3.1)
   sqlite3
   timecop
+
+BUNDLED WITH
+   2.4.19
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 17dcb2a..45937c8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -76,10 +76,15 @@ If you'd like to see a quick intro to test doubles, check out the related episod
 
 ## Instructions
 
-To start, you'll want to clone and run the setup script for the repo
+To start, you'll want to clone the repo
 
     git clone git@github.com:thoughtbot-upcase-exercises/simple-stubs.git
     cd simple-stubs
+    
+
+In the file `.ruby-version`, update the Ruby version according to the Ruby that runs on your machine, update the bundle, and then run the setup script for the repo.
+
+    bundle update
     bin/setup
 
 After running `bin/setup`, edit `spec/dashboard_spec.rb` and look for test logic which is duplicated from `spec/post_spec.rb`. Use `double` and `allow` to create a stub for posts and eliminate this duplication.
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 8ed8c03..7ee924e 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require "rspec"
 require "active_record"
 require "database_cleaner"
-require "factory_girl"
+require "factory_bot"
 require "timecop"
 
 PROJECT_ROOT = File.expand_path("../..", __FILE__)
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   database: File.join(PROJECT_ROOT, "test.db")
 )
 
-class CreateSchema < ActiveRecord::Migration
+class CreateSchema < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.0]
   def self.up
     create_table :posts, force: true do |table|
       table.string :title
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def self.up
   end
 end
 
-FactoryGirl.define do
+FactoryBot.define do
   sequence(:title) { |n| "title#{n}text" }
 
   factory :post do
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def self.up
 end
 
 RSpec.configure do |config|
-  config.include FactoryGirl::Syntax::Methods
+  config.include FactoryBot::Syntax::Methods
 
   config.before(:suite) do
     CreateSchema.suppress_messages { CreateSchema.migrate(:up) }