diff --git a/ruby/gilded_rose.rb b/ruby/gilded_rose.rb
index a18b6ba2..20bf3dea 100644
--- a/ruby/gilded_rose.rb
+++ b/ruby/gilded_rose.rb
@@ -52,17 +52,3 @@ class GildedRose
     end
   end
 end
-
-class Item
-  attr_accessor :name, :sell_in, :quality
-
-  def initialize(name:, sell_in:, quality:)
-    @name = name
-    @sell_in = sell_in
-    @quality = quality
-  end
-
-  def to_s()
-    "#{@name}, #{@sell_in}, #{@quality}"
-  end
-end
diff --git a/ruby/gilded_rose_spec.rb b/ruby/gilded_rose_spec.rb
index 1dddb62a..d21f6937 100644
--- a/ruby/gilded_rose_spec.rb
+++ b/ruby/gilded_rose_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'gilded_rose')
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'item')
 
-describe GildedRose do
+RSpec.describe GildedRose do
   subject { Item.new(name: name, sell_in: sell_in, quality: quality) }
 
   let(:items) { [subject] }
diff --git a/ruby/item.rb b/ruby/item.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5e4f1e9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ruby/item.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+class Item
+  attr_accessor :name, :sell_in, :quality
+
+  def initialize(name:, sell_in:, quality:)
+    @name = name
+    @sell_in = sell_in
+    @quality = quality
+  end
+
+  def to_s()
+    "#{@name}, #{@sell_in}, #{@quality}"
+  end
+end
diff --git a/ruby/item_spec.rb b/ruby/item_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01aa4ee1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ruby/item_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'item')
+
+RSpec.describe Item do
+  let(:item) do
+    described_class.new(
+      name: 'a',
+      sell_in: 0,
+      quality: 0,
+    )
+  end
+
+  describe '#to_s' do
+    it { expect(item.to_s).to eq('a, 0, 0') }
+  end
+end