diff --git a/lib/cancan/version.rb b/lib/cancan/version.rb
index 476bcd8a..23b0067f 100644
--- a/lib/cancan/version.rb
+++ b/lib/cancan/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module CanCan
-  VERSION = '3.6.0'.freeze
+  VERSION = '3.6.1'.freeze
 end