Rails update_attributes without updating the updated_at field

example.rb

class Example < ActiveRecord::Base
  include WithoutTimestamps

  def update_something
    update_without_timestamps something: "is changed"
  end
  
  def alternatively
    self.something = "is changed"
    update_without_timestamps
  end
end

without_timestamps.rb

# models/concerns/without_timestamps.rb

module WithoutTimestamps
  def update_without_timestamps(attributes=nil)
    class << self
      def record_timestamps; false; end
    end

    self.attributes = attributes if attributes

    success = save

    class << self
      remove_method :record_timestamps
    end

    success
  end
end