diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0791720f..8e7dbce2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ jobs:
         gemfile:
           - Gemfile
           - gemfiles/rails_edge.gemfile # 7.1.0.alpha
+          - gemfiles/rails_6.1.gemfile
           - gemfiles/rails_6.0.gemfile
           - gemfiles/rails_5.2.gemfile
 
diff --git a/gemfiles/rails_6.1.gemfile b/gemfiles/rails_6.1.gemfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7868055
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gemfiles/rails_6.1.gemfile
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+source 'https://rubygems.org'
+
+# Specify your gem's dependencies in lograge.gemspec
+gemspec path: '..'
+
+group :test do
+  gem 'actionpack', '~> 6.1.0'
+  gem 'activerecord', '~> 6.1.0'
+  # logstash does not release any gems on rubygems, but they have two gemspecs within their repo.
+  # Using the tag is an attempt of having a stable version to test against where we can ensure that
+  # we test against the correct code.
+  gem 'logstash-event', git: 'https://github.com/elastic/logstash', tag: 'v1.5.4'
+  # logstash 1.5.4 is only supported with jrjackson up to  0.2.9
+  gem 'jrjackson', '~> 0.2.9', platforms: :jruby
+  gem 'lines'
+  gem 'thread_safe'
+end