diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 804551fd7..119575574 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,34 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
        include:
+         # Edge Rails (?) builds >= 2.7
+         - ruby: 3.2
+           env:
+             RAILS_VERSION: 'main'
+         - ruby: 3.1
+           env:
+             RAILS_VERSION: 'main'
+         - ruby: '3.0'
+           env:
+             RAILS_VERSION: 'main'
+         - ruby: 2.7
+           env:
+             RAILS_VERSION: 'main'
+
+         # Rails 7.1 builds >= 2.7
+         - ruby: 3.2
+           env:
+             RAILS_VERSION: '~> 7.1.0'
+         - ruby: 3.1
+           env:
+             RAILS_VERSION: '~> 7.1.0'
+         - ruby: '3.0'
+           env:
+             RAILS_VERSION: '~> 7.1.0'
+         - ruby: 2.7
+           env:
+             RAILS_VERSION: '~> 7.1.0'
+
          # Rails 7.0 builds >= 2.7
          - ruby: 3.2
            env:
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 8350ad976..da1a6fc94 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -97,7 +97,11 @@ namespace :smoke do
   task app: ["clobber:app", "generate:app", "generate:stuff", :smoke]
 
   desc "run in the example app"
-  task({ run: ["clobber:app", "generate:app", "generate:stuff"] }, [:cmd]) do |_t, args|
+  task :run, [:cmd] do |_t, args|
+    unless ENV['SKIP_GENERATE']
+      ["clobber:app", "generate:app", "generate:stuff"].map { |task| Rake::Task[task].invoke }
+    end
+
     in_example_app args.cmd.to_s
   end
 
diff --git a/example_app_generator/generate_stuff.rb b/example_app_generator/generate_stuff.rb
index b1aca9187..9f5c04fd3 100644
--- a/example_app_generator/generate_stuff.rb
+++ b/example_app_generator/generate_stuff.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ def source_paths
     end
 
     def setup_tasks
+      copy_file 'config/initializers/zeitwerk.rb'
       copy_file 'app/models/in_memory/model.rb'
       copy_file 'lib/rails/generators/in_memory/model/model_generator.rb'
       copy_file 'lib/rails/generators/in_memory/model/templates/model.rb.erb'
diff --git a/example_app_generator/no_active_record/config/initializers/zeitwerk.rb b/example_app_generator/no_active_record/config/initializers/zeitwerk.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c0c557c68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example_app_generator/no_active_record/config/initializers/zeitwerk.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+if Rails.autoloaders.respond_to?(:main)
+  Rails.autoloaders.main.ignore('lib/rails/generators/in_memory/model/model_generator.rb')
+end