diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index abee4fe3..ab029c5a 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
     factory_bot_rails (6.0.0)
-      factory_bot (~> 6.0.0)
+      factory_bot (~> 6.1.0)
       railties (>= 5.0.0)
 
 GEM
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ GEM
       multi_test (>= 0.1.2)
     diff-lcs (1.4.4)
     erubi (1.9.0)
-    factory_bot (6.0.2)
+    factory_bot (6.1.0)
       activesupport (>= 5.0.0)
     ffi (1.13.1)
     ffi (1.13.1-java)
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 997ffb33..3f23c679 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ there might not be any notable changes in new versions of this project.
 
 # NEWS
 
+## 6.1.0 (July 8, 2020)
+
+* Changed: factory\_bot dependency to ~> 6.1.0
+
 ## 6.0.0 (June 18, 2020)
 
 * Fixed: generate a plural factory name when the --force-plural flag is provided
diff --git a/factory_bot_rails.gemspec b/factory_bot_rails.gemspec
index 527549be..6acb0d9d 100644
--- a/factory_bot_rails.gemspec
+++ b/factory_bot_rails.gemspec
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.executables = []
   s.license = "MIT"
 
-  s.add_runtime_dependency("factory_bot", "~> 6.0.0")
+  s.add_runtime_dependency("factory_bot", "~> 6.1.0")
   s.add_runtime_dependency("railties", ">= 5.0.0")
 end