diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-ruby-head.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-ruby-head.yaml
index 6aaec99e93..ca5f039e1d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-ruby-head.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-ruby-head.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Test
+name: Test with Ruby head
 
 on:
   schedule:
diff --git a/fluentd.gemspec b/fluentd.gemspec
index c16411e588..fd460fb240 100644
--- a/fluentd.gemspec
+++ b/fluentd.gemspec
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |gem|
   gem.add_runtime_dependency("strptime", [">= 0.2.4", "< 1.0.0"])
   gem.add_runtime_dependency("webrick", ["~> 1.4"])
 
+  # gems that aren't default gems as of Ruby 3.4
+  gem.add_runtime_dependency("base64", ["~> 0.2"])
+  gem.add_runtime_dependency("csv", ["~> 3.2"])
+  gem.add_runtime_dependency("drb", ["~> 2.2"])
+
   # build gem for a certain platform. see also Rakefile
   fake_platform = ENV['GEM_BUILD_FAKE_PLATFORM'].to_s
   gem.platform = fake_platform unless fake_platform.empty?