diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index 2e6ab23..aaae456 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+require:
+  - rubocop-rake
+  - rubocop-rspec
+
 AllCops:
   TargetRubyVersion: 2.7
   NewCops: enable
@@ -20,9 +24,27 @@ Metrics/BlockLength:
     - 'spec/**/*.rb'
     - 'openfeature-sdk.gemspec'
 
+Gemspec/DevelopmentDependencies:
+  EnforcedStyle: gemspec
+
 Gemspec/RequireMFA:
   Enabled: false
 
 Style/DocumentDynamicEvalDefinition:
   # TODO re-enable after figuring out what it actually wants
   Enabled: false
+
+RSpec/ContextWording:
+  Enabled: false
+
+RSpec/MultipleExpectations:
+  Max: 2
+
+RSpec/NestedGroups:
+  Enabled: false
+
+RSpec/PendingWithoutReason:
+  Enabled: false
+
+RSpec/SpecFilePathFormat:
+  Enabled: false
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 05ffa60..418621b 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
   specs:
     ast (2.4.2)
+    base64 (0.1.1)
     concurrent-ruby (1.2.2)
     diff-lcs (1.5.0)
     docile (1.4.0)
     json (2.6.3)
+    language_server-protocol (3.17.0.3)
     markly (0.10.0)
     parallel (1.23.0)
     parser (3.2.2.3)
@@ -34,18 +36,30 @@ GEM
       diff-lcs (>= 1.2.0, < 2.0)
       rspec-support (~> 3.12.0)
     rspec-support (3.12.1)
-    rubocop (1.37.1)
+    rubocop (1.56.3)
+      base64 (~> 0.1.1)
       json (~> 2.3)
+      language_server-protocol (>= 3.17.0)
       parallel (~> 1.10)
-      parser (>= 3.1.2.1)
+      parser (>= 3.2.2.3)
       rainbow (>= 2.2.2, < 4.0)
       regexp_parser (>= 1.8, < 3.0)
       rexml (>= 3.2.5, < 4.0)
-      rubocop-ast (>= 1.23.0, < 2.0)
+      rubocop-ast (>= 1.28.1, < 2.0)
       ruby-progressbar (~> 1.7)
-      unicode-display_width (>= 1.4.0, < 3.0)
+      unicode-display_width (>= 2.4.0, < 3.0)
     rubocop-ast (1.29.0)
       parser (>= 3.2.1.0)
+    rubocop-capybara (2.18.0)
+      rubocop (~> 1.41)
+    rubocop-factory_bot (2.23.1)
+      rubocop (~> 1.33)
+    rubocop-rake (0.6.0)
+      rubocop (~> 1.0)
+    rubocop-rspec (2.24.0)
+      rubocop (~> 1.33)
+      rubocop-capybara (~> 2.17)
+      rubocop-factory_bot (~> 2.22)
     ruby-progressbar (1.13.0)
     simplecov (0.22.0)
       docile (~> 1.1)
@@ -74,7 +88,9 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   openfeature-sdk!
   rake (~> 13.0)
   rspec (~> 3.12.0)
-  rubocop (~> 1.37.1)
+  rubocop (~> 1.56)
+  rubocop-rake (~> 0.6)
+  rubocop-rspec (~> 2.24)
   simplecov (~> 0.22.0)
   simplecov-cobertura (~> 2.1.0)
 
diff --git a/openfeature-sdk.gemspec b/openfeature-sdk.gemspec
index 430073c..4c35d5f 100644
--- a/openfeature-sdk.gemspec
+++ b/openfeature-sdk.gemspec
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_development_dependency "markly"
   spec.add_development_dependency "rake", "~> 13.0"
   spec.add_development_dependency "rspec", "~> 3.12.0"
-  spec.add_development_dependency "rubocop", "~> 1.37.1"
+  spec.add_development_dependency "rubocop", "~> 1.56"
+  spec.add_development_dependency "rubocop-rake", "~> 0.6"
+  spec.add_development_dependency "rubocop-rspec", "~> 2.24"
   spec.add_development_dependency "simplecov", "~> 0.22.0"
   spec.add_development_dependency "simplecov-cobertura", "~> 2.1.0"
 end
diff --git a/spec/openfeature/example_spec.rb b/spec/openfeature/example_spec.rb
index ce536c4..920a9e7 100644
--- a/spec/openfeature/example_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/openfeature/example_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-RSpec.describe "README example" do
+# rubocop:disable RSpec/InstanceVariable, RSpec/ExampleLength
+RSpec.describe "README example" do # rubocop:disable RSpec/DescribeClass
   before do
     @readme_md = Pathname.new("../../../README.md").expand_path(__FILE__)
 
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@
     end
   end
 
-  it "works" do
+  it "exercises code in the README" do
     expect do
       eval @example_codeblock.string_content, # rubocop:disable Security/Eval
            binding,
@@ -22,3 +23,4 @@
     end.not_to raise_error
   end
 end
+# rubocop:enable RSpec/InstanceVariable, RSpec/ExampleLength
diff --git a/spec/openfeature/sdk/api_spec.rb b/spec/openfeature/sdk/api_spec.rb
index 095ed63..de479be 100644
--- a/spec/openfeature/sdk/api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/openfeature/sdk/api_spec.rb
@@ -39,17 +39,17 @@
     before do
       api.configure do |config|
         config.provider = OpenFeature::SDK::Provider::NoOpProvider.new
-        config.hooks << hook1
-        config.hooks << hook2
+        config.hooks << first_hook
+        config.hooks << second_hook
       end
     end
 
-    let(:hook1) { "my_hook" }
-    let(:hook2) { "my_other_hook" }
+    let(:first_hook) { "my_hook" }
+    let(:second_hook) { "my_other_hook" }
 
     it do
       expect(api).to respond_to(:hooks)
-      expect(api.hooks).to have_attributes(size: 2).and eq([hook1, hook2])
+      expect(api.hooks).to have_attributes(size: 2).and eq([first_hook, second_hook])
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/openfeature/sdk/client_spec.rb b/spec/openfeature/sdk/client_spec.rb
index 5f2f3cb..2ec93c8 100644
--- a/spec/openfeature/sdk/client_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/openfeature/sdk/client_spec.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 RSpec.describe OpenFeature::SDK::Client do
   subject(:client) { described_class.new(provider: provider, client_options: client_metadata) }
+
   let(:provider) { OpenFeature::SDK::Provider::NoOpProvider.new }
   let(:client_metadata) { OpenFeature::SDK::Metadata.new(name: name) }
   let(:name) { "my-openfeature-client" }
@@ -29,8 +30,6 @@
 
   context "Requirement 1.2.2" do
     it "MUST define a metadata member or accessor, containing an immutable name field or accessor of type string, which corresponds to the name value supplied during client creation." do
-      expect(client).to respond_to(:metadata)
-      expect(client.metadata).to respond_to(:name)
       expect(client.metadata.name).to eq(name)
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/openfeature/sdk_spec.rb b/spec/openfeature/sdk_spec.rb
index 873eba1..4bb6bb2 100644
--- a/spec/openfeature/sdk_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/openfeature/sdk_spec.rb
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
   end
 
   it "can be configured" do
-    expect(OpenFeature::SDK).to respond_to(:configure)
+    expect(described_class).to respond_to(:configure)
 
-    OpenFeature::SDK.configure do |config|
+    described_class.configure do |config|
       # don't test here, rely on OpenFeature::SDK::API instead
     end
   end