diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 13819dc1498..4690b0f3d40 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ PATH
     railties (7.1.0.alpha)
       actionpack (= 7.1.0.alpha)
       activesupport (= 7.1.0.alpha)
+      irb
       rackup (>= 1.0.0)
       rake (>= 12.2)
       thor (~> 1.0)
diff --git a/railties/CHANGELOG.md b/railties/CHANGELOG.md
index bb837438126..215c8cf3280 100644
--- a/railties/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/railties/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@
 
     *Xavier Noria*
 
+*   Railties now requires the irb gem as a dependency, which means when you install Rails, irb will also
+    be installed as a gem. Rails will then use the installed version of irb for its console instead of
+    relying on Ruby's built-in version.
+    This ensures that Rails has access to the most up-to-date and reliable version of irb for its console.
+
+    *Stan Lo*
+
 *   Use infinitive form for all rails command descriptions verbs.
 
     *Petrik de Heus*
diff --git a/railties/railties.gemspec b/railties/railties.gemspec
index f478ddc1a68..977f94d5929 100644
--- a/railties/railties.gemspec
+++ b/railties/railties.gemspec
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_dependency "rake", ">= 12.2"
   s.add_dependency "thor", "~> 1.0"
   s.add_dependency "zeitwerk", "~> 2.6"
+  s.add_dependency "irb"
 
   s.add_development_dependency "actionview", version
 end