diff --git a/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/rubocop.yml.tt b/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/rubocop.yml.tt
index ca11bac1b6..00a72e3006 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/rubocop.yml.tt
+++ b/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/rubocop.yml.tt
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@ Style/StringLiterals:
 Style/StringLiteralsInInterpolation:
   Enabled: true
   EnforcedStyle: double_quotes
+
+Layout/LineLength:
+  Max: 120
diff --git a/spec/bundler/commands/newgem_spec.rb b/spec/bundler/commands/newgem_spec.rb
index b1e84c73f3..0287fb6e26 100644
--- a/spec/bundler/commands/newgem_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/bundler/commands/newgem_spec.rb
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ RSpec.describe "bundle gem" do
 
     it "run rubocop inside the generated gem with no offenses" do
       prepare_gemspec(bundled_app(gem_name, "#{gem_name}.gemspec"))
-      gems = ["rake", "rubocop"]
+      gems = ["rake", "rubocop -v 0.80.1"]
       path = Bundler.feature_flag.default_install_uses_path? ? local_gem_path(:base => bundled_app(gem_name)) : system_gem_path
       realworld_system_gems gems, :path => path
       bundle "exec rubocop --ignore-parent-exclusion", :dir => bundled_app(gem_name)