diff --git a/.github/workflows/gem_freshness_report.yml b/.github/workflows/gem_freshness_report.yml
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+name: Gem freshness report
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 8 * * 1" # Mondays 08:00 UTC
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read # to fetch code (actions/checkout)
+
+jobs:
+  report:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: hmarr/debug-action@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: ./.github/workflows/composite/setup
+
+      - name: Generate report
+        run: |
+          bundle exec rake gem_freshness:report | tee gem_freshness_report.md
+          cat gem_freshness_report.md >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+
+      - name: Upload report artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
+        with:
+          path: gem_freshness_report.md
+          retention-days: 140
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diff --git a/lib/tasks/gem_freshness.rake b/lib/tasks/gem_freshness.rake
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+# rubocop:disable Metrics/BlockLength
+namespace :gem_freshness do
+  desc 'Generate a report of gem freshness'
+  task report: :environment do
+    require 'bundler'
+    require 'net/http'
+    require 'oj'
+    require 'date'
+    require 'rubygems/version'
+
+    GEMFILE = ENV.fetch('GEMFILE', 'Gemfile')
+    LOCKFILE = ENV.fetch('LOCKFILE', 'Gemfile.lock')
+
+    def http_get_json(url)
+      uri = URI(url)
+      res = Net::HTTP.get_response(uri)
+      return nil unless res.is_a?(Net::HTTPSuccess)
+
+      Oj.load(res.body)
+    rescue StandardError
+      nil
+    end
+
+    def rubygems_latest_info(name)
+      http_get_json("https://rubygems.org/api/v1/gems/#{name}.json")
+    end
+
+    def rubygems_versions(name)
+      http_get_json("https://rubygems.org/api/v1/versions/#{name}.json")
+    end
+
+    def parse_date(date)
+      return nil if date.nil? || date.to_s.empty?
+
+      DateTime.parse(date).to_date
+    rescue StandardError
+      nil
+    end
+
+    def fmt_date(date)
+      date ? date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d') : '-'
+    end
+
+    unless File.exist?(GEMFILE) && File.exist?(LOCKFILE)
+      warn "Missing #{GEMFILE} or #{LOCKFILE} in current directory."
+      exit 1
+    end
+
+    definition = Bundler::Definition.build(GEMFILE, LOCKFILE, nil)
+    direct_names = definition.dependencies.to_set(&:name)
+
+    lock = Bundler::LockfileParser.new(Bundler.read_file(LOCKFILE))
+    locked_specs = lock.specs.sort_by(&:name)
+
+    rows = []
+    total = 0
+    outdated = 0
+    no_ruby_gems_data = 0
+
+    locked_specs.each do |spec|
+      name = spec.name
+      current_v = Gem::Version.new(spec.version.to_s)
+
+      latest_info = rubygems_latest_info(name)
+      versions = rubygems_versions(name)
+
+      total += 1
+
+      if latest_info.nil? || versions.nil?
+        no_ruby_gems_data += 1
+        rows << {
+          type: direct_names.include?(name) ? 'direct' : 'transitive',
+          name: name,
+          current: current_v.to_s,
+          current_date: nil,
+          latest: nil,
+          latest_date: nil,
+          status: 'Could not fetch RubyGems data'
+        }
+        next
+      end
+
+      latest_v_str = latest_info['version']
+      latest_v = latest_v_str ? Gem::Version.new(latest_v_str) : nil
+
+      # versions endpoint returns array like:
+      # [{"number":"x.y.z","created_at":"...","prerelease":false,...}, ...]
+      by_number = {}
+      versions.each do |v|
+        num = v['number']
+        by_number[num] = parse_date(v['created_at']) if num
+      end
+
+      current_date = by_number[current_v.to_s]
+      latest_date = parse_date(latest_info['version_created_at']) || (latest_v ? by_number[latest_v.to_s] : nil)
+
+      status =
+        if latest_v && latest_v > current_v
+          outdated += 1
+          'OUTDATED'
+        else
+          'ok'
+        end
+
+      rows << {
+        type: direct_names.include?(name) ? 'direct' : 'transitive',
+        name: name,
+        current: current_v.to_s,
+        current_date: current_date,
+        latest: latest_v&.to_s,
+        latest_date: latest_date,
+        status: status
+      }
+    end
+
+    # Markdown output
+    puts '# Ruby dependencies report'
+    puts
+    puts "- Generated: `#{Time.now.utc.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC')}`"
+    puts "- Gemfile: `#{GEMFILE}`"
+    puts "- Lockfile: `#{LOCKFILE}`"
+    puts
+
+    puts '| Type | Gem | Current | Current released | Latest | Latest released | Status |'
+    puts '|---|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---|'
+
+    rows.each do |r|
+      current_date = fmt_date(r[:current_date])
+      latest_date = fmt_date(r[:latest_date])
+      puts "| #{r[:type]} | `#{r[:name]}` | `#{r[:current]}` | #{current_date} | #{r[:latest] ? "`#{r[:latest]}`" : '-'} | #{latest_date} | #{r[:status]} |"
+    end
+
+    puts
+    puts '## Summary'
+    puts
+    puts "- Total gems: **#{total}**"
+    puts "- Outdated: **#{outdated}**"
+    puts "- No RubyGems API data: **#{no_ruby_gems_data}**"
+    puts
+  end
+end
+# rubocop:enable Metrics/BlockLength