diff --git a/conf.yaml b/conf.yaml
index 5642b645d120c..19b6a8eed50c9 100644
--- a/conf.yaml
+++ b/conf.yaml
@@ -904,6 +904,7 @@ contents:
                 tags:       APM Ruby Agent/Reference
                 subject:    APM
                 chunk:      1
+                asciidoctor: true
                 sources:
                   -
                     repo:   apm-agent-ruby
diff --git a/doc_build_aliases.sh b/doc_build_aliases.sh
index b13fc42562758..d6591c6e725b3 100644
--- a/doc_build_aliases.sh
+++ b/doc_build_aliases.sh
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ alias docbldamn='$GIT_HOME/docs/build_docs.pl --doc $GIT_HOME/apm-agent-nodejs/d
 
 alias docbldamp='$GIT_HOME/docs/build_docs.pl --doc $GIT_HOME/apm-agent-python/docs/index.asciidoc --chunk 1'
 
-alias docbldamry='$GIT_HOME/docs/build_docs.pl --doc $GIT_HOME/apm-agent-ruby/docs/index.asciidoc --chunk 1'
+alias docbldamry='$GIT_HOME/docs/build_docs --asciidoctor --doc $GIT_HOME/apm-agent-ruby/docs/index.asciidoc --chunk 1'
 
 alias docbldamj='$GIT_HOME/docs/build_docs --asciidoctor --doc $GIT_HOME/apm-agent-java/docs/index.asciidoc --chunk 1'