diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb
index 4dfe8655fe..fd84007023 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb
@@ -466,8 +466,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
     #
     # Attributes marked as readonly are silently ignored if the record is
     # being updated.
-    def save(*args, &block)
-      create_or_update(*args, &block)
+    def save(*args, **options, &block)
+      create_or_update(*args, **options, &block)
     rescue ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid
       false
     end
@@ -499,8 +499,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
     # being updated.
     #
     # Unless an error is raised, returns true.
-    def save!(*args, &block)
-      create_or_update(*args, &block) || raise(RecordNotSaved.new("Failed to save the record", self))
+    def save!(*args, **options, &block)
+      create_or_update(*args, **options, &block) || raise(RecordNotSaved.new("Failed to save the record", self))
     end
 
     # Deletes the record in the database and freezes this instance to
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/transactions.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/transactions.rb
index 24ac53103b..98e46a4af0 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/transactions.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/transactions.rb
@@ -310,11 +310,11 @@ module ActiveRecord
       with_transaction_returning_status { super }
     end
 
-    def save(*) #:nodoc:
+    def save(*, **) #:nodoc:
       with_transaction_returning_status { super }
     end
 
-    def save!(*) #:nodoc:
+    def save!(*, **) #:nodoc:
       with_transaction_returning_status { super }
     end
 
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb
index d21716404e..86bfb661dc 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ module ActiveRecord
     # The validation context can be changed by passing <tt>context: context</tt>.
     # The regular {ActiveRecord::Base#save}[rdoc-ref:Persistence#save] method is replaced
     # with this when the validations module is mixed in, which it is by default.
-    def save(options = {})
+    def save(**options)
       perform_validations(options) ? super : false
     end
 
     # Attempts to save the record just like {ActiveRecord::Base#save}[rdoc-ref:Base#save] but
     # will raise an ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid exception instead of returning +false+ if the record is not valid.
-    def save!(options = {})
+    def save!(**options)
       perform_validations(options) ? super : raise_validation_error
     end