diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 10af637..e6932ae 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -19,5 +19,8 @@ gem 'wdm', '~> 0.1.1', :platforms => [:mingw, :x64_mingw, :mswin]
 # do not have a Java counterpart.
 gem 'http_parser.rb', '~> 0.6.0', :platforms => [:jruby]
 
-# Add webrick for Ruby 3.0+ compatibility
-gem 'webrick', '~> 1.7'
+# Add webrick for Ruby 3.2+ compatibility (local development only)
+# GitHub Pages uses Ruby 3.1.7 which doesn't need this gem
+if RUBY_VERSION >= "3.2.0"
+  gem 'webrick', '~> 1.7'
+end