I tried this tip: https://github.com/thoughtbot/laptop/pull/14#issuecomment-3192270 .
On deploy I see
-----> Using RUBY_VERSION: ruby-1.9.3-p0
Since May 10 it is possible to use Ruby 1.9.3 in an easier way. Just take a look at Heroku's blog: http://blog.heroku.com/archives/2012/5/9/multiple_ruby_version_support_on_heroku/