diff --git a/.ruby-version b/.ruby-version
index 1f7da99d..6a81b4c8 100644
--- a/.ruby-version
+++ b/.ruby-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.7.7
+2.7.8
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 0b941c67..5dedee90 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ source "https://rubygems.org"
 
 git_source(:github) { |repo| "https://github.com/#{repo}.git" }
 
-ruby "2.7.7"
+ruby "2.7.8"
 
 gem "rails", "6.1.6"
 
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index ac7195f3..d7aa2374 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   webpacker (~> 4)
 
 RUBY VERSION
-   ruby 2.7.7p221
+   ruby 2.7.8p225
 
 BUNDLED WITH
    2.1.4
diff --git a/lib/tasks/split_teacher_pending_state.rake b/lib/tasks/split_teacher_pending_state.rake
index 127a16fe..997c7f70 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/split_teacher_pending_state.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/split_teacher_pending_state.rake
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@
 namespace :split_teacher_pending_state do
   desc "Change all the pending state into not_reviewed state"
   task split: :environment do
-    Teacher.where(application_status: "pending").update_all(application_status: "not_reviewed")
-    Teacher.where(application_status: nil).update_all(application_status: "not_reviewed")
+    puts "Updating Pending/nil status to not_reviewed"
+    puts "Pending -> not reviewed"
+    puts Teacher.where(application_status: "Pending").update_all(application_status: "not_reviewed")
+    puts "Nil -> not_reviewed"
+    puts Teacher.where(application_status: nil).update_all(application_status: "not_reviewed")
+    puts "empty string -> not_reviewed"
+    puts Teacher.where(application_status: '').update_all(application_status: "not_reviewed")
+    puts "Done."
   end
 end