diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/11442-gem-module-ruby-4.yml b/changelogs/fragments/11442-gem-module-ruby-4.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9314cb8acd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11442-gem-module-ruby-4.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - "gem - add compatibility with Ruby 4 rubygems (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/11397, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11442)."
diff --git a/plugins/modules/gem.py b/plugins/modules/gem.py
index de0984e3ea..afacb282bf 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/gem.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/gem.py
@@ -160,13 +160,12 @@ def get_rubygems_environ(module):
 
 def get_installed_versions(module, remote=False):
     cmd = get_rubygems_path(module)
-    cmd.append("query")
+    cmd.append("list")
     cmd.extend(common_opts(module))
     if remote:
         cmd.append("--remote")
         if module.params["repository"]:
             cmd.extend(["--source", module.params["repository"]])
-    cmd.append("-n")
     cmd.append(f"^{module.params['name']}$")
 
     environ = get_rubygems_environ(module)