diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/Gemfile b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/Gemfile
index 86143ca1f1..7af5fcd3c1 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/Gemfile
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/Gemfile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ group :development do
   <%- if options.dev? || options.edge? -%>
   gem 'web-console', github: 'rails/web-console'
   <%- else -%>
-  gem 'web-console'
+  gem 'web-console', '>= 3.3.0'
   <%- end -%>
 <%- end -%>
 <% if depend_on_listen? -%>
diff --git a/railties/test/generators/app_generator_test.rb b/railties/test/generators/app_generator_test.rb
index ac1488abb3..6e52dd112e 100644
--- a/railties/test/generators/app_generator_test.rb
+++ b/railties/test/generators/app_generator_test.rb
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ class AppGeneratorTest < Rails::Generators::TestCase
 
     assert_file "Gemfile" do |content|
       assert_match(/gem 'web-console',\s+github: 'rails\/web-console'/, content)
-      assert_no_match(/\Agem 'web-console'\z/, content)
+      assert_no_match(/\Agem 'web-console', '>= 3.3.0'\z/, content)
     end
   end
 
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ class AppGeneratorTest < Rails::Generators::TestCase
 
     assert_file "Gemfile" do |content|
       assert_match(/gem 'web-console',\s+github: 'rails\/web-console'/, content)
-      assert_no_match(/\Agem 'web-console'\z/, content)
+      assert_no_match(/\Agem 'web-console', '>= 3.3.0'\z/, content)
     end
   end