diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index fcf5b5c..1e4272a 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -4,3 +4,7 @@ gem 'docker-api', '~> 2.4'
 gem 'rake', '~> 13.0'
 gem 'rspec', '~> 3.13'
 gem 'serverspec', '~> 2.43'
+
+# Explicitly include logger to avoid Ruby 4.0 deprecation warning
+# logger will no longer be a default gem in Ruby 4.0
+gem 'logger'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 9dce094..f872e1e 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ GEM
       excon (>= 0.64.0)
       multi_json
     excon (0.109.0)
+    logger (1.7.0)
     multi_json (1.15.0)
     net-scp (4.1.0)
       net-ssh (>= 2.6.5, < 8.0.0)
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ PLATFORMS
 
 DEPENDENCIES
   docker-api (~> 2.4)
+  logger
   rake (~> 13.0)
   rspec (~> 3.13)
   serverspec (~> 2.43)