# Error: Incompatible Library version

**URL:** <https://metaruby.com/t/error-incompatible-library-version/1857>\
**Category:** Ruby Questions\
**Created:** [August 7, 2018, 9:32am UTC](https://metaruby.com/t/error-incompatible-library-version/1857 "2018-08-07T09:32:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![mlevin77](https://metaruby.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@mlevin77](https://metaruby.com/u/mlevin77)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 9:32am UTC](https://metaruby.com/t/error-incompatible-library-version/1857/1 "2018-08-07T09:32:28Z")

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I’m trying to use Ruby on an Apple running High Sierra. I get this error:

1: from /usr/local/lib/ruby/2.5.0/rubygems/core\_ext/kernel\_require.rb:59:in `require' /usr/local/lib/ruby/2.5.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:59:in `require’: incompatible library version - /Users/mlevin/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.5.0/gems/sqlite3-1.3.10/lib/sqlite3/sqlite3\_native.bundle (LoadError)

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how to fix this?
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**Author:** ![Ohm](https://metaruby.com/user_avatar/metaruby.com/ohm/32/828_2.png) [@Ohm](https://metaruby.com/u/Ohm)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 8:42am UTC](https://metaruby.com/t/error-incompatible-library-version/1857/2 "2018-08-08T08:42:04Z")

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Try to remove the systemwide `sqlite3` gem by doing:

```
gem uninstall sqlite3

```

and then reinstall it with either

```
gem install sqlite3

```

or if using a `Gemfile` and `Bundler` use

```
bundle install
```

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**Author:** ![mlevin77](https://metaruby.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@mlevin77](https://metaruby.com/u/mlevin77)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 9:51am UTC](https://metaruby.com/t/error-incompatible-library-version/1857/3 "2018-08-08T09:51:04Z")

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so I did  
gem uninstall sqlite3  
gem install sqlite3

and it installed sqlite3-1.3.13 and I still get the same error ☹  
How to tell what version of what is incompatible with what? I’m not sure what the right state is supposed to be. And, what is the Gemfile/Bundler - would that help? What directory should I be looking for this Gemfile in?

thank you!!