diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 735e791..d2ef282 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         ruby:
-          - '3.4.0-preview1'
+          - '3.4.0-preview2'
           - '3.3'
           - '3.2'
           - '3.1'
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 82d988b..16a0c09 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Karafka Core Changelog
 
+## 2.4.5 (Unreleased)
+- **[Breaking]** Drop Ruby `3.0` support according to the EOL schedule.
+- [Change] Set minimum `karafka-rdkafka` on `0.17.6` to support new features.
+
 ## 2.4.4 (2024-07-20)
 - [Change] Set minimum `karafka-rdkafka` on `0.16.0` to support new features and allow for `0.17.0`.
 
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index b6f63ef..868e075 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
     karafka-core (2.4.4)
-      karafka-rdkafka (>= 0.15.0, < 0.18.0)
+      karafka-rdkafka (>= 0.17.6, < 0.18.0)
 
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
@@ -29,10 +29,9 @@ GEM
     factory_bot (6.5.0)
       activesupport (>= 5.0.0)
     ffi (1.17.0)
-    ffi (1.17.0-x86_64-linux-gnu)
     i18n (1.14.5)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
-    karafka-rdkafka (0.16.0)
+    karafka-rdkafka (0.17.6)
       ffi (~> 1.15)
       mini_portile2 (~> 2.6)
       rake (> 12)
diff --git a/karafka-core.gemspec b/karafka-core.gemspec
index a6a8708..848bd30 100644
--- a/karafka-core.gemspec
+++ b/karafka-core.gemspec
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.description = 'A toolset of small support modules used throughout the Karafka ecosystem'
   spec.licenses    = %w[MIT]
 
-  spec.add_dependency 'karafka-rdkafka', '>= 0.15.0', '< 0.18.0'
+  spec.add_dependency 'karafka-rdkafka', '>= 0.17.6', '< 0.18.0'
 
-  spec.required_ruby_version = '>= 3.0.0'
+  spec.required_ruby_version = '>= 3.1.0'
 
   if $PROGRAM_NAME.end_with?('gem')
     spec.signing_key = File.expand_path('~/.ssh/gem-private_key.pem')