diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index dcbcb8d9b08..1ab5362854e 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -778,15 +778,16 @@ GEM
       lint_roller (~> 1.1)
       rubocop (>= 1.75.0, < 2.0)
       rubocop-ast (>= 1.47.1, < 2.0)
-    rubocop-rails (2.35.3)
+    rubocop-rails (2.35.4)
       activesupport (>= 4.2.0)
       lint_roller (~> 1.1)
       rack (>= 1.1)
       rubocop (>= 1.75.0, < 2.0)
       rubocop-ast (>= 1.44.0, < 2.0)
-    rubocop-rspec (3.9.0)
+    rubocop-rspec (3.10.2)
       lint_roller (~> 1.1)
-      rubocop (~> 1.81)
+      regexp_parser (>= 2.0)
+      rubocop (~> 1.86, >= 1.86.2)
     rubocop-rspec_rails (2.32.0)
       lint_roller (~> 1.1)
       rubocop (~> 1.72, >= 1.72.1)
diff --git a/spec/controllers/concerns/web_app_controller_concern_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/concerns/web_app_controller_concern_spec.rb
index 2e7c20a0fe1..e526720facd 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/concerns/web_app_controller_concern_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/concerns/web_app_controller_concern_spec.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ RSpec.describe WebAppControllerConcern do
         expect(response)
           .to have_http_status(:success)
         expect(response.body)
-          .to match(/show/)
+          .to include('show')
       end
     end
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ RSpec.describe WebAppControllerConcern do
           expect(response)
             .to have_http_status(:success)
           expect(response.body)
-            .to match(/show/)
+            .to include('show')
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/helpers/admin/filter_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/admin/filter_helper_spec.rb
index d07a6e1bb75..72cb8863c9f 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/admin/filter_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/admin/filter_helper_spec.rb
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ RSpec.describe Admin::FilterHelper do
     allow(helper).to receive_messages(params: params, url_for: '/test')
     result = helper.filter_link_to('text', { resolved: true })
 
-    expect(result).to match(/text/)
+    expect(result).to include('text')
   end
 
   it 'Uses table_link_to to create icon links' do
     result = helper.table_link_to 'icon', 'text', 'path'
 
-    expect(result).to match(/text/)
+    expect(result).to include('text')
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/helpers/application_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/application_helper_spec.rb
index 1b95be1d33c..cff79a7c73b 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/application_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/application_helper_spec.rb
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ RSpec.describe ApplicationHelper do
 
       it 'uses the current theme and user settings classes in the result' do
         expect(helper.html_classes)
-          .to match(/system-font/)
-          .and match(/reduce-motion/)
+          .to include('system-font')
+          .and include('reduce-motion')
       end
 
       private
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ RSpec.describe ApplicationHelper do
         helper.content_for(:body_classes) { 'admin' }
 
         expect(helper.body_classes)
-          .to match(/admin/)
+          .to include('admin')
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/helpers/theme_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/theme_helper_spec.rb
index b6b50a7bfa5..28ae6fdddb7 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/theme_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/theme_helper_spec.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ RSpec.describe ThemeHelper do
       it 'returns the default stylesheet' do
         expect(html_links.last.attributes.symbolize_keys)
           .to include(
-            href: have_attributes(value: match(/default/))
+            href: have_attributes(value: include('default'))
           )
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/lib/emoji_formatter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/emoji_formatter_spec.rb
index e5accfbb0cb..e5a0efa20f2 100644
--- a/spec/lib/emoji_formatter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/emoji_formatter_spec.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ RSpec.describe EmojiFormatter do
       let(:text) { preformat_text(':coolcat: Beep boop') }
 
       it 'converts the shortcode to an image tag' do
-        expect(subject).to match(/<img rel="emoji" draggable="false" width="16" height="16" class="emojione custom-emoji" alt=":coolcat:"/)
+        expect(subject).to include('<img rel="emoji" draggable="false" width="16" height="16" class="emojione custom-emoji" alt=":coolcat:"')
       end
     end
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ RSpec.describe EmojiFormatter do
       let(:text) { preformat_text('Beep :coolcat: boop') }
 
       it 'converts the shortcode to an image tag' do
-        expect(subject).to match(/Beep <img rel="emoji" draggable="false" width="16" height="16" class="emojione custom-emoji" alt=":coolcat:"/)
+        expect(subject).to include('Beep <img rel="emoji" draggable="false" width="16" height="16" class="emojione custom-emoji" alt=":coolcat:"')
       end
     end
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ RSpec.describe EmojiFormatter do
       let(:text) { preformat_text(':coolcat::coolcat:') }
 
       it 'does not touch the shortcodes' do
-        expect(subject).to match(/:coolcat::coolcat:/)
+        expect(subject).to include(':coolcat::coolcat:')
       end
     end
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ RSpec.describe EmojiFormatter do
       let(:text) { preformat_text('Beep boop :coolcat:') }
 
       it 'converts the shortcode to an image tag' do
-        expect(subject).to match(/boop <img rel="emoji" draggable="false" width="16" height="16" class="emojione custom-emoji" alt=":coolcat:"/)
+        expect(subject).to include('boop <img rel="emoji" draggable="false" width="16" height="16" class="emojione custom-emoji" alt=":coolcat:"')
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/locales/i18n_spec.rb b/spec/locales/i18n_spec.rb
index 8facf6612c0..ed037475a7d 100644
--- a/spec/locales/i18n_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/locales/i18n_spec.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ RSpec.describe 'I18n' do
 
       it 'translates to `en` correctly and without error' do
         expect { subject }.to_not raise_error
-        expect(subject).to match(/the error below/)
+        expect(subject).to include('the error below')
       end
     end
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ RSpec.describe 'I18n' do
 
       it 'translates to `my` correctly and without error' do
         expect { subject }.to_not raise_error
-        expect(subject).to match(/1/)
+        expect(subject).to include('1')
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/v1/statuses_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/v1/statuses_spec.rb
index e66a61c3bb1..e3bfe60da81 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/v1/statuses_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/v1/statuses_spec.rb
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ RSpec.describe '/api/v1/statuses' do
             .to start_with('application/json')
           expect(response.parsed_body[:quote]).to be_present
           expect(response.parsed_body[:spoiler_text]).to eq 'this is a CW'
-          expect(response.parsed_body[:content]).to match(/RE: /)
+          expect(response.parsed_body[:content]).to include('RE: ')
           expect(response.headers['X-RateLimit-Limit']).to eq RateLimiter::FAMILIES[:statuses][:limit].to_s
           expect(response.headers['X-RateLimit-Remaining']).to eq (RateLimiter::FAMILIES[:statuses][:limit] - 1).to_s
         end
diff --git a/spec/requests/remote_interaction_helper_spec.rb b/spec/requests/remote_interaction_helper_spec.rb
index c3e46b885e1..40e017c1ab9 100644
--- a/spec/requests/remote_interaction_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/remote_interaction_helper_spec.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ RSpec.describe 'Remote Interaction Helper' do
           )
         )
       expect(response.body)
-        .to match(/remote_interaction_helper/)
+        .to include('remote_interaction_helper')
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/serializers/rest/admin/cohort_serializer_spec.rb b/spec/serializers/rest/admin/cohort_serializer_spec.rb
index 1305f901bb1..58ec8bd47b3 100644
--- a/spec/serializers/rest/admin/cohort_serializer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/serializers/rest/admin/cohort_serializer_spec.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ RSpec.describe REST::Admin::CohortSerializer do
           'data' => be_a(Array).and(
             all(include('date' => match_api_datetime_format))
           ),
-          'period' => match(/2024-01-01/).and(match_api_datetime_format)
+          'period' => include('2024-01-01').and(match_api_datetime_format)
         )
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/views/statuses/show.html.haml_spec.rb b/spec/views/statuses/show.html.haml_spec.rb
index 02b1fe73842..1b592320349 100644
--- a/spec/views/statuses/show.html.haml_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/views/statuses/show.html.haml_spec.rb
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ RSpec.describe 'statuses/show.html.haml' do
 
     expect(header_tags)
       .to match(/<meta content=".+" property="og:title">/)
-      .and match(/<meta content="article" property="og:type">/)
+      .and include('<meta content="article" property="og:type">')
       .and match(/<meta content=".+" property="og:image">/)
       .and match(%r{<meta content="http://.+" property="og:url">})
 
     expect(header_tags)
       .to match(%r{<meta content="http://.+/media/.+/player" property="twitter:player">})
-      .and match(/<meta content="player" property="twitter:card">/)
+      .and include('<meta content="player" property="twitter:card">')
   end
 
   def header_tags
diff --git a/spec/workers/import/row_worker_spec.rb b/spec/workers/import/row_worker_spec.rb
index f173d497068..20de7831f84 100644
--- a/spec/workers/import/row_worker_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/workers/import/row_worker_spec.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ RSpec.describe Import::RowWorker do
 
     shared_context 'when service errors' do
       let(:service_double) { instance_double(BulkImportRowService) }
+
       before { allow(service_double).to receive(:call).and_raise('dummy error') }
     end