diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 484e5b62..edd5a619 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 gem 'rake'
 
 group :development, :test do
-  if RUBY_VERSION < '3.0.0'
-    gem 'ffi', '<= 1.16.3' # set this version due to ffi 1.17.0 need rubygems version > 3 (https://rubygems.org/gems/ffi/versions/1.17.0-arm-linux-musl)
-    gem 'google-protobuf', '< 3.25.4'
-  elsif RUBY_VERSION < '3.1.0'
+  if RUBY_VERSION < '3.1.0'
     gem 'ffi', '<= 1.17'
   else
     gem 'ffi'
diff --git a/lib/solarwinds_apm/version.rb b/lib/solarwinds_apm/version.rb
index b9ed730d..b20cafd3 100644
--- a/lib/solarwinds_apm/version.rb
+++ b/lib/solarwinds_apm/version.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module Version
     MAJOR  = 7 # breaking,
     MINOR  = 0 # feature,
     PATCH  = 0 # fix => BFF
-    PRE    = 'prev3'
+    PRE    = nil
 
     STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, PATCH, PRE].compact.join('.')
   end