diff --git a/instrumentation/rdkafka/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/rdkafka/instrumentation.rb b/instrumentation/rdkafka/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/rdkafka/instrumentation.rb
index e321e6e43..e240b991e 100644
--- a/instrumentation/rdkafka/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/rdkafka/instrumentation.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/rdkafka/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/rdkafka/instrumentation.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module Rdkafka
       # The Instrumentation class contains logic to detect and install the Rdkafka instrumentation
       class Instrumentation < OpenTelemetry::Instrumentation::Base
         compatible do
-          gem_version = Gem::Version(::Rdkafka::VERSION)
+          gem_version = Gem::Version.new(::Rdkafka::VERSION)
           Gem::Requirement.new('>= 0.10.0', '< 0.15.0').satisfied_by?(gem_version)
         end