# Montreal.rb September 2026: Ruby Version Managers in 2026

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/montreal-rb-september-2026-ruby-version-managers-in-2026/268674>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [September 29, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/montreal-rb-september-2026-ruby-version-managers-in-2026/268674 "2026-09-29T17:17:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![AndyMaleh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/user_avatar/www.ruby-forum.com/andymaleh/32/2475_2.png) [@AndyMaleh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/AndyMaleh)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/montreal-rb-september-2026-ruby-version-managers-in-2026/268674/1 "2026-09-29T17:17:12Z")

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The video and slides for the Montreal.rb September 2026 talk “Ruby Version Managers in 2026” have been published!

Talk Description:

It is often useful to install more than one Ruby version on one’s machine, whether to explore newer Ruby versions before committing to them on a Rails project, or to support multiple Rails projects running on multiple Rubies. Additionally, being able to scope gems by a Ruby project can be very helpful in ensuring the safety of running a Ruby app in complete isolation from other Ruby apps. The Ruby ecosystem contains multiple Ruby Version Managers that help with installing Ruby and scoping Ruby gems by project. This talk will cover the common Ruby Version Manager options in 2026, such as RVM, RBENV, CHRUBY, and ASDF.

YouTube Video:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/UFMQOkEZUSc/maxresdefault.jpg " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFMQOkEZUSc)

Presentation Slides:

> **[Ruby Version Managers in 2026 - Montreal.rb 2026-09-16](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vR_uc-FSdvKmMT0gzRRK-qJ-JSUsPgrOeDVNKQHoUoLIbYLvI_YF2lQB9qJ09_rz4ir_T2v_qwVq4zN/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=60000)**
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> Ruby Version Managers in 2026 Andy Maleh • Senior Software Engineer • Eltropy Canada • MS in Software Engineering • RubyConf/RailsConf Speaker • Fukuoka Prefecture Future IT Initiative 2025 Award Winner (Glimmer DSL for Web) • Fukuoka Ruby 2022...

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**Author:** ![alexanderevans](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@alexanderevans](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alexanderevans)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2026, 5:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/montreal-rb-september-2026-ruby-version-managers-in-2026/268674/2 "2026-11-13T17:43:53Z")

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For anyone comparing options after the talk, mise (formerly rtx) is worth adding to the list: it manages Ruby alongside other runtimes and aims for asdf compatibility, which can simplify setups that would otherwise need asdf plus plugins. If Ruby is the only concern, rbenv is still the lower-complexity choice.