diff --git a/lib/net/http.rb b/lib/net/http.rb
index f004bce836..002e3cf10e 100644
--- a/lib/net/http.rb
+++ b/lib/net/http.rb
@@ -994,13 +994,14 @@ module Net   #:nodoc:
       end
 
       debug "opening connection to #{conn_addr}:#{conn_port}..."
-      begin
-        s = Socket.tcp conn_addr, conn_port, @local_host, @local_port, connect_timeout: @open_timeout
-      rescue => e
-        e = Net::OpenTimeout.new(e) if e.is_a?(Errno::ETIMEDOUT) #for compatibility with previous versions
-        raise e, "Failed to open TCP connection to " +
-          "#{conn_addr}:#{conn_port} (#{e.message})"
-      end
+      s = Timeout.timeout(@open_timeout, Net::OpenTimeout) {
+        begin
+          TCPSocket.open(conn_addr, conn_port, @local_host, @local_port)
+        rescue => e
+          raise e, "Failed to open TCP connection to " +
+            "#{conn_addr}:#{conn_port} (#{e.message})"
+        end
+      }
       s.setsockopt(Socket::IPPROTO_TCP, Socket::TCP_NODELAY, 1)
       debug "opened"
       if use_ssl?
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index 4c2ba43f94..2bfa800209 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # define RUBY_VERSION_MINOR RUBY_API_VERSION_MINOR
 #define RUBY_VERSION_TEENY 3
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_DATE RUBY_RELEASE_YEAR_STR"-"RUBY_RELEASE_MONTH_STR"-"RUBY_RELEASE_DAY_STR
-#define RUBY_PATCHLEVEL 166
+#define RUBY_PATCHLEVEL 167
 
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_YEAR 2022
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_MONTH 10