5 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/README.md.tt b/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/README.md.tt
index edbe55dabe..868a0afe67 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/README.md.tt
+++ b/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/README.md.tt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/<%= co
 
 ## License
 
-The gem is available as open source under the terms of the [MIT License](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).
+The gem is available as open source under the terms of the [MIT License](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).
 <% end -%>
 <% if config[:coc] -%>
 
diff --git a/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/gitignore.tt b/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/gitignore.tt
index 573d76b4c2..b1c9f9986c 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/gitignore.tt
+++ b/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/gitignore.tt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /.bundle/
 /.yardoc
-/Gemfile.lock
 /_yardoc/
 /coverage/
 /doc/
diff --git a/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/newgem.gemspec.tt b/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/newgem.gemspec.tt
index caea7fe7be..9a87a1374a 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/newgem.gemspec.tt
+++ b/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/newgem.gemspec.tt
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
+<%- if RUBY_VERSION < "2.0.0" -%>
 # coding: utf-8
+<%- end -%>
+
 lib = File.expand_path("../lib", __FILE__)
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift(lib) unless $LOAD_PATH.include?(lib)
 require "<%= config[:namespaced_path] %>/version"
@@ -9,7 +12,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.authors       = [<%= config[:author].inspect %>]
   spec.email         = [<%= config[:email].inspect %>]
 
-  spec.summary       = %q{TODO: Write a short summary, because Rubygems requires one.}
+  spec.summary       = %q{TODO: Write a short summary, because RubyGems requires one.}
   spec.description   = %q{TODO: Write a longer description or delete this line.}
   spec.homepage      = "TODO: Put your gem's website or public repo URL here."
 <%- if config[:mit] -%>
diff --git a/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/rspec.tt b/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/rspec.tt
index 8c18f1abdd..34c5164d9b 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/rspec.tt
+++ b/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/rspec.tt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 --format documentation
 --color
+--require spec_helper
diff --git a/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/spec/newgem_spec.rb.tt b/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/spec/newgem_spec.rb.tt
index b7ef7f9e4a..c63b487830 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/spec/newgem_spec.rb.tt
+++ b/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/spec/newgem_spec.rb.tt
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-require "spec_helper"
-
 RSpec.describe <%= config[:constant_name] %> do
   it "has a version number" do
     expect(<%= config[:constant_name] %>::VERSION).not_to be nil