diff --git a/lib/rubygems.rb b/lib/rubygems.rb
index 817acaa0e5d0dc..a2bba9bf0d8c1d 100644
--- a/lib/rubygems.rb
+++ b/lib/rubygems.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 require "rbconfig"
 
 module Gem
-  VERSION = "3.6.0"
+  VERSION = "3.6.1"
 end
 
 # Must be first since it unloads the prelude from 1.9.2