diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4351ae368..4b76ea82a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ jobs:
               xargs -0 shellcheck --check-sourced --color=always
 
   integration-test:
+      # Only runs on the upstream repo, which holds the required secrets
+      # (HEROKU_API_KEY, etc.). Forks don't have access, so the job would
+      # always fail at the Hatchet setup step.
+      if: github.repository == 'heroku/heroku-buildpack-ruby'
       runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
       env:
         HATCHET_APP_LIMIT: 300
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 22524b30e..c9dbd9ecd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+- Fork-only: honor `BUNDLE_GEMFILE` (typically a Heroku config var) so the buildpack can deploy either the current Gemfile or a next_rails-style alternative (e.g. `Gemfile.next`). Defaults to `Gemfile`, so behavior is unchanged when `BUNDLE_GEMFILE` is not set. Includes a build-time materializer that rewrites a `Gemfile.next` symlink as a real file so the `File.basename(__FILE__)` dual-boot trick works deterministically across Bundler versions.
+- Fork-only: skip the `integration-test` workflow on forks (the job requires Heroku API secrets only available on the upstream repo).
+
 
 ## [v359] - 2026-05-20
 
diff --git a/bin/support/ruby_compile.rb b/bin/support/ruby_compile.rb
index 036c67dad..e126728f1 100755
--- a/bin/support/ruby_compile.rb
+++ b/bin/support/ruby_compile.rb
@@ -17,10 +17,14 @@
 begin
   app_path = Pathname(ARGV[0])
   cache_path = Pathname(ARGV[1])
-  gemfile_lock = LanguagePack.gemfile_lock(app_path: app_path)
   Dir.chdir(app_path)
 
+  # Load user config vars from the env dir before we touch the Gemfile so that
+  # BUNDLE_GEMFILE (set as a Heroku config var) can steer which lockfile we
+  # read. Without this, gemfile_lock would always read Gemfile.lock regardless
+  # of the user's BUNDLE_GEMFILE setting.
   LanguagePack::ShellHelpers.initialize_env(ARGV[2])
+  gemfile_lock = LanguagePack.gemfile_lock(app_path: app_path)
   LanguagePack.call(
     app_path: app_path,
     cache_path: cache_path,
diff --git a/lib/language_pack.rb b/lib/language_pack.rb
index 0e4470a9e..59d9e84a2 100644
--- a/lib/language_pack.rb
+++ b/lib/language_pack.rb
@@ -9,14 +9,31 @@ module LanguagePack
   module Helpers
   end
 
+  # Name of the Gemfile this buildpack should use. Honors the BUNDLE_GEMFILE
+  # env var (typically set via a Heroku config var) so a user can flip between
+  # the current and next Gemfile without changing buildpack URLs. Falls back
+  # to "Gemfile", the same default as the stock heroku/ruby buildpack, making
+  # this a drop-in replacement when BUNDLE_GEMFILE is not set.
+  def self.gemfile_name
+    raw = ENV["BUNDLE_GEMFILE"].to_s
+    if raw.empty? && defined?(LanguagePack::ShellHelpers)
+      raw = LanguagePack::ShellHelpers.user_env_hash["BUNDLE_GEMFILE"].to_s
+    end
+    raw.empty? ? "Gemfile" : File.basename(raw)
+  end
+
+  def self.lockfile_name
+    "#{gemfile_name}.lock"
+  end
+
   def self.gemfile_lock(app_path:)
-    path = app_path.join("Gemfile.lock")
+    path = app_path.join(lockfile_name)
     if path.exist?
       LanguagePack::Helpers::GemfileLock.new(
         contents: path.read
       )
     else
-      raise BuildpackError.new("Gemfile.lock required. Please check it in.")
+      raise BuildpackError.new("#{lockfile_name} required. Please check it in.")
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/language_pack/helpers/bundler_wrapper.rb b/lib/language_pack/helpers/bundler_wrapper.rb
index 386118518..616b4b230 100644
--- a/lib/language_pack/helpers/bundler_wrapper.rb
+++ b/lib/language_pack/helpers/bundler_wrapper.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class LanguagePack::Helpers::BundlerWrapper
   def initialize(
     bundler_path:,
     bundler_version:,
-    gemfile_path: Pathname.new("./Gemfile"),
+    gemfile_path: Pathname.new("./#{LanguagePack.gemfile_name}"),
     report: HerokuBuildReport::GLOBAL
   )
     @report = report
diff --git a/lib/language_pack/ruby.rb b/lib/language_pack/ruby.rb
index ab5452133..161557e11 100644
--- a/lib/language_pack/ruby.rb
+++ b/lib/language_pack/ruby.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class LanguagePack::Ruby < LanguagePack::Base
   # detects if this is a valid Ruby app
   # @return [Boolean] true if it's a Ruby app
   def self.use?(bundler: nil)
-    File.exist?("Gemfile")
+    File.exist?(LanguagePack.gemfile_name)
   end
 
   def initialize(...)
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ def self.setup_language_pack_environment(app_path:, ruby_version:, bundle_defaul
     ENV["BUNDLE_PATH"] = "vendor/bundle"
     ENV["BUNDLE_BIN"] = "vendor/bundle/bin"
     ENV["BUNDLE_DEPLOYMENT"] = "1"
+    ENV["BUNDLE_GEMFILE"] = app_path.join(LanguagePack.gemfile_name).to_s
   end
 
   # Sets up the environment variables for subsequent processes run by
@@ -331,6 +332,7 @@ def setup_export(app_path:, ruby_version:, default_config_vars:)
     set_export_default "BUNDLE_WITHOUT", ENV["BUNDLE_WITHOUT"]
     set_export_default "BUNDLE_BIN", ENV["BUNDLE_BIN"]
     set_export_default "BUNDLE_DEPLOYMENT", ENV["BUNDLE_DEPLOYMENT"] # Unset on windows since we delete the Gemfile.lock
+    set_export_default "BUNDLE_GEMFILE", ENV["BUNDLE_GEMFILE"]
     default_config_vars.each do |key, value|
       set_export_default key, value
     end
@@ -375,6 +377,7 @@ def setup_profiled(ruby_layer_path:, gem_layer_path:, ruby_version:, default_con
     set_env_default "BUNDLE_WITHOUT", ENV["BUNDLE_WITHOUT"]
     set_env_default "BUNDLE_BIN", ENV["BUNDLE_BIN"]
     set_env_default "BUNDLE_DEPLOYMENT", ENV["BUNDLE_DEPLOYMENT"] if ENV["BUNDLE_DEPLOYMENT"] # Unset on windows since we delete the Gemfile.lock
+    set_env_override "BUNDLE_GEMFILE", LanguagePack.gemfile_name
   end
 
   def warn_outdated_ruby
@@ -617,7 +620,29 @@ def self.remove_vendor_bundle(app_path:)
   end
 
   # runs bundler to install the dependencies
+  # If the active Gemfile (typically Gemfile.next in dual-boot setups) is a
+  # symlink, materialize it as a real file so that `File.basename(__FILE__)`
+  # inside the Gemfile resolves to the symlink name regardless of how the
+  # active Bundler version handles symlinks. The repo keeps the symlink for
+  # the developer workflow; the buildpack only rewrites the working copy for
+  # the duration of this build.
+  def self.materialize_gemfile_symlink(app_path:, io:)
+    gemfile = app_path.join(LanguagePack.gemfile_name)
+    return unless gemfile.symlink?
+
+    target = File.readlink(gemfile.to_s)
+    target_path = gemfile.dirname.join(target)
+    return unless target_path.exist?
+
+    io.topic("Materializing #{LanguagePack.gemfile_name} symlink -> #{target}")
+    contents = target_path.read
+    gemfile.delete
+    gemfile.write(contents)
+  end
+
   def self.build_bundler(app_path:, io:, bundler_cache:, bundler_version:, bundler_output:, ruby_version:)
+    materialize_gemfile_symlink(app_path: app_path, io: io)
+
     if app_path.join(".bundle/config").exist?
       warn(<<~WARNING, inline: true)
         You have the `.bundle/config` file checked into your repository
@@ -640,7 +665,7 @@ def self.build_bundler(app_path:, io:, bundler_cache:, bundler_version:, bundler
     io.topic("Installing dependencies using bundler #{bundler_version}")
     env_vars = {}
 
-    env_vars["BUNDLE_GEMFILE"] = app_path.join("Gemfile").to_s
+    env_vars["BUNDLE_GEMFILE"] = app_path.join(LanguagePack.gemfile_name).to_s
     env_vars["BUNDLE_CONFIG"] = app_path.join(".bundle/config").to_s
     env_vars["NOKOGIRI_USE_SYSTEM_LIBRARIES"] = "true"
     env_vars["BUNDLE_DISABLE_VERSION_CHECK"] = "true"
@@ -709,11 +734,13 @@ def rake
   end
 
   def rake_env
-    if database_url
+    base = if database_url
       {"DATABASE_URL" => database_url}
     else
       {}
-    end.merge(user_env_hash)
+    end
+    base["BUNDLE_GEMFILE"] = app_path.join(LanguagePack.gemfile_name).to_s
+    base.merge(user_env_hash)
   end
 
   def database_url