diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 80f6b5ba..b1b226a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
         with:
           ruby-version: 3.1
-          bundler-cache: false
+          bundler-cache: true
       - uses: r7kamura/rubocop-problem-matchers-action@v1  # this shows the failures in the PR
-      - run: |
-          gem install cookstyle
-          cookstyle --chefstyle -c .rubocop.yml
-  
\ No newline at end of file
+      - run: bundle exec cookstyle --chefstyle -c .rubocop.yml
diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index 78ced549..a1e46ef5 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AllCops:
-  TargetRubyVersion: 2.5
+  TargetRubyVersion: 3.1
   Exclude:
     - "examples/**/*"
     - "spec/tmp/**/*"