diff --git a/lib/octopus.rb b/lib/octopus.rb
index ffea3f78..cf22ad05 100644
--- a/lib/octopus.rb
+++ b/lib/octopus.rb
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def self.rails42?
   def self.rails50?
     ActiveRecord::VERSION::MAJOR == 5 && ActiveRecord::VERSION::MINOR == 0
   end
-  
+
   def self.atleast_rails50?
     ActiveRecord::VERSION::MAJOR >= 5
   end
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ def self.atleast_rails52?
     ActiveRecord::VERSION::MAJOR > 5 || (ActiveRecord::VERSION::MAJOR == 5 && ActiveRecord::VERSION::MINOR > 1)
   end
 
+  def self.atleast_rails61?
+    ActiveRecord::VERSION::MAJOR > 6 || (ActiveRecord::VERSION::MAJOR == 6 && ActiveRecord::VERSION::MINOR >= 1)
+  end
+
   attr_writer :logger
 
   def self.logger
diff --git a/lib/octopus/collection_association.rb b/lib/octopus/collection_association.rb
index 6713271a..87345618 100644
--- a/lib/octopus/collection_association.rb
+++ b/lib/octopus/collection_association.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module Octopus
   module CollectionAssociation
     def self.included(base)
-      if Octopus.rails51? || Octopus.rails52?
+      if Octopus.rails51? || Octopus.rails52? || Octopus.atleast_rails61?
         base.sharded_methods :reader, :writer, :ids_reader, :ids_writer, :create, :create!,
                              :build, :include?,
                              :load_target, :reload, :size, :select
diff --git a/lib/octopus/proxy_config.rb b/lib/octopus/proxy_config.rb
index 93a2e5bc..2be7aadd 100644
--- a/lib/octopus/proxy_config.rb
+++ b/lib/octopus/proxy_config.rb
@@ -138,7 +138,11 @@ def initialize_shards(config)
       self.shards_slave_groups = HashWithIndifferentAccess.new
       self.slave_groups = HashWithIndifferentAccess.new
       self.groups = {}
-      self.config = ActiveRecord::Base.connection_pool_without_octopus.spec.config
+      self.config = if Octopus.atleast_rails61?
+                      ActiveRecord::Base.connection_pool_without_octopus.db_config.configuration_hash
+                    else
+                      ActiveRecord::Base.connection_pool_without_octopus.spec.config
+                    end
 
       unless config.nil?
         self.entire_sharded = config['entire_sharded']
@@ -217,14 +221,19 @@ def reinitialize_shards
     private
 
     def connection_pool_for(config, adapter)
-      if Octopus.rails4?
+      if Octopus.atleast_rails61?
+        name = config["octopus_shard"]
+        db_config = ActiveRecord::DatabaseConfigurations::HashConfig.new(Octopus.rails_env, name, config)
+        pool_config = ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::PoolConfig.new(ActiveRecord::Base, db_config)
+        ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::ConnectionPool.new(pool_config)
+      elsif Octopus.rails4?
         spec = ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::ConnectionSpecification.new(config.dup, adapter )
+        ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::ConnectionPool.new(spec)
       else
         name = adapter["octopus_shard"]
         spec = ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::ConnectionSpecification.new(name, config.dup, adapter)
+        ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::ConnectionPool.new(spec)
       end
-
-      ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::ConnectionPool.new(spec)
     end
 
     def resolve_string_connection(spec)