diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 7c976673..f839620f 100644
--- a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -51,26 +51,26 @@ Testing is a little awkward because the test suite:
 ### Test sqlite, AR 6
 
 ```
-DB=sqlite bundle exec appraisal ar-6.0 rake
+DB=sqlite bundle exec appraisal rails-6.0 rake
 ```
 
 ### Test sqlite, AR 5
 
 ```
-DB=sqlite bundle exec appraisal ar-5.2 rake
+DB=sqlite bundle exec appraisal rails-5.2 rake
 ```
 
 ### Test mysql, AR 5
 
 ```
-DB=mysql bundle exec appraisal ar-5.2 rake
+DB=mysql bundle exec appraisal rails-5.2 rake
 ```
 
 ### Test postgres, AR 5
 
 ```
 createuser --superuser postgres
-DB=postgres bundle exec appraisal ar-5.2 rake
+DB=postgres bundle exec appraisal rails-5.2 rake
 ```
 
 ## Adding new schema
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 503805b8..386f3560 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -21,13 +21,16 @@ before_install:
   - gem update bundler
 
 gemfile:
-  - gemfiles/ar_5.2.gemfile
-  - gemfiles/ar_6.0.gemfile
+  - gemfiles/rails_5.2.gemfile
+  - gemfiles/rails_6.0.gemfile
+  - gemfiles/rails_6.1.gemfile
 matrix:
   exclude:
     # rails 6 requires ruby >= 2.5.0
     - rvm: 2.4
-      gemfile: gemfiles/ar_6.0.gemfile
+      gemfile: gemfiles/rails_6.0.gemfile
+    - rvm: 2.4
+      gemfile: gemfiles/rails_6.1.gemfile
   fast_finish: true
 services:
   - mysql
diff --git a/Appraisals b/Appraisals
index 17762f0a..b4051e70 100644
--- a/Appraisals
+++ b/Appraisals
@@ -10,12 +10,17 @@
 # > https://github.com/thoughtbot/appraisal
 #
 #
-appraise "ar-5.2" do
+appraise "rails-5.2" do
   gem "rails", "~> 5.2.4"
   gem "rails-controller-testing", "~> 1.0.2"
 end
 
-appraise "ar-6.0" do
+appraise "rails-6.0" do
   gem "rails", "~> 6.0.3"
   gem "rails-controller-testing", "~> 1.0.3"
 end
+
+appraise "rails-6.1" do
+  gem "rails", "~> 6.1.0"
+  gem "rails-controller-testing", "~> 1.0.5"
+end
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0f6ee78c..86e2c3e7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ recommendations of [keepachangelog.com](http://keepachangelog.com/).
 
 ### Added
 
-- None
+- [#1272](https://github.com/paper-trail-gem/paper_trail/issues/1272) -
+  Rails 6.1 compatibility
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8cad36b0..f88eb7f1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ has been destroyed.
 
 | paper_trail    | branch     | ruby     | activerecord  |
 | -------------- | ---------- | -------- | ------------- |
-| unreleased     | master     | >= 2.4.0 | >= 5.2, < 6.1 |
+| unreleased     | master     | >= 2.4.0 | >= 5.2, < 6.2 |
 | 11             | master     | >= 2.4.0 | >= 5.2, < 6.1 |
 | 10             | 10-stable  | >= 2.3.0 | >= 4.2, < 6.1 |
 | 9              | 9-stable   | >= 2.3.0 | >= 4.2, < 5.3 |
diff --git a/gemfiles/ar_5.2.gemfile b/gemfiles/rails_5.2.gemfile
similarity index 100%
rename from gemfiles/ar_5.2.gemfile
rename to gemfiles/rails_5.2.gemfile
diff --git a/gemfiles/ar_6.0.gemfile b/gemfiles/rails_6.0.gemfile
similarity index 100%
rename from gemfiles/ar_6.0.gemfile
rename to gemfiles/rails_6.0.gemfile
diff --git a/gemfiles/rails_6.1.gemfile b/gemfiles/rails_6.1.gemfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d88e7a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gemfiles/rails_6.1.gemfile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# This file was generated by Appraisal
+
+source "https://rubygems.org"
+
+gem "rails", "~> 6.1.0"
+gem "rails-controller-testing", "~> 1.0.5"
+
+gemspec path: "../"
diff --git a/lib/paper_trail/compatibility.rb b/lib/paper_trail/compatibility.rb
index e7bd25e7..d27031da 100644
--- a/lib/paper_trail/compatibility.rb
+++ b/lib/paper_trail/compatibility.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ module PaperTrail
   # versions.
   module Compatibility
     ACTIVERECORD_GTE = ">= 5.2" # enforced in gemspec
-    ACTIVERECORD_LT = "< 6.1" # not enforced in gemspec
+    ACTIVERECORD_LT = "< 6.2" # not enforced in gemspec
 
     E_INCOMPATIBLE_AR = <<-EOS
       PaperTrail %s is not compatible with ActiveRecord %s. We allow PT
diff --git a/spec/models/gadget_spec.rb b/spec/models/gadget_spec.rb
index 0e1e90f8..61295fa1 100644
--- a/spec/models/gadget_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/gadget_spec.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ RSpec.describe Gadget, type: :model do
         gadget.update_attribute(:updated_at, Time.now + 1)
       }.to(change { gadget.versions.size }.by(1))
       expect(
-        YAML.safe_load(gadget.versions.last.object_changes, [::Time]).keys
+        YAML.load(gadget.versions.last.object_changes).keys
       ).to eq(["updated_at"])
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/models/no_object_spec.rb b/spec/models/no_object_spec.rb
index 06feddab..4c4e9e7b 100644
--- a/spec/models/no_object_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/no_object_spec.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ RSpec.describe NoObject, versioning: true do
 
     # New feature: destroy populates object_changes
     # https://github.com/paper-trail-gem/paper_trail/pull/1123
-    h = YAML.safe_load(a["object_changes"], [::Time])
+    h = YAML.load a["object_changes"]
     expect(h["id"]).to eq([n.id, nil])
     expect(h["letter"]).to eq([n.letter, nil])
     expect(h["created_at"][0]).to be_present
diff --git a/spec/paper_trail/compatibility_spec.rb b/spec/paper_trail/compatibility_spec.rb
index d2dfb23e..ecd2105f 100644
--- a/spec/paper_trail/compatibility_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/paper_trail/compatibility_spec.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module PaperTrail
 
       context "when incompatible" do
         it "writes a warning to stderr" do
-          ar_version = ::Gem::Version.new("6.1.0")
+          ar_version = ::Gem::Version.new("6.2.0")
           expect {
             described_class.check_activerecord(ar_version)
           }.to output(/not compatible/).to_stderr
diff --git a/spec/paper_trail/serializers/json_spec.rb b/spec/paper_trail/serializers/json_spec.rb
index 34e702d7..2608369e 100644
--- a/spec/paper_trail/serializers/json_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/paper_trail/serializers/json_spec.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ module PaperTrail
             matches = described_class.
               where_object_condition(PaperTrail::Version.arel_table[:object], :arg1, "Val 1")
             expect(matches.instance_of?(Arel::Nodes::Matches)).to(eq(true))
-            expect(matches.right.val).to eq("%\"arg1\":\"Val 1\"%")
+            expect(arel_value(matches.right)).to eq("%\"arg1\":\"Val 1\"%")
           end
         end
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ module PaperTrail
             matches = described_class.
               where_object_condition(PaperTrail::Version.arel_table[:object], :arg1, nil)
             expect(matches.instance_of?(Arel::Nodes::Matches)).to(eq(true))
-            expect(matches.right.val).to(eq("%\"arg1\":null%"))
+            expect(arel_value(matches.right)).to(eq("%\"arg1\":null%"))
           end
         end
 
@@ -48,9 +48,14 @@ module PaperTrail
             grouping = described_class.
               where_object_condition(PaperTrail::Version.arel_table[:object], :arg1, -3.5)
             expect(grouping.instance_of?(Arel::Nodes::Grouping)).to(eq(true))
-            matches = grouping.select { |v| v.instance_of?(Arel::Nodes::Matches) }
-            expect(matches.first.right.val).to eq("%\"arg1\":-3.5,%")
-            expect(matches.last.right.val).to eq("%\"arg1\":-3.5}%")
+            disjunction = grouping.expr
+            expect(disjunction).to be_an(Arel::Nodes::Or)
+            dj_left = disjunction.left
+            expect(dj_left).to be_an(Arel::Nodes::Matches)
+            expect(arel_value(dj_left.right)).to eq("%\"arg1\":-3.5,%")
+            dj_right = disjunction.right
+            expect(dj_right).to be_an(Arel::Nodes::Matches)
+            expect(arel_value(dj_right.right)).to eq("%\"arg1\":-3.5}%")
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/spec/paper_trail/serializers/yaml_spec.rb b/spec/paper_trail/serializers/yaml_spec.rb
index 5b0ec052..92ef85a7 100644
--- a/spec/paper_trail/serializers/yaml_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/paper_trail/serializers/yaml_spec.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ module PaperTrail
             ::PaperTrail::Version.arel_table[:object], :arg1, "Val 1"
           )
           expect(matches.instance_of?(Arel::Nodes::Matches)).to(eq(true))
-          expect(matches.right.val).to eq("%\narg1: Val 1\n%")
+          expect(arel_value(matches.right)).to eq("%\narg1: Val 1\n%")
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 3240e579..17c84868 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ ENV["RAILS_ENV"] ||= "test"
 ENV["DB"] ||= "sqlite"
 
 require "byebug"
+require_relative "support/pt_arel_helpers"
 
 unless File.exist?(File.expand_path("dummy_app/config/database.yml", __dir__))
   warn "No database.yml detected for the dummy app, please run `rake prepare` first"
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ RSpec.configure do |config|
     config.default_formatter = "doc"
   end
   config.order = :random
+  config.include PTArelHelpers
   Kernel.srand config.seed
 end
 
diff --git a/spec/support/paper_trail_spec_migrator.rb b/spec/support/paper_trail_spec_migrator.rb
index 3d5b886b..1a30de9b 100644
--- a/spec/support/paper_trail_spec_migrator.rb
+++ b/spec/support/paper_trail_spec_migrator.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+# AR 6.1 does not autoload MigrationContext, so we must `require` it.
+#
+# ```
+# # lib/active_record.rb
+# autoload :Migration
+# autoload :Migrator, "active_record/migration"
+# ```
+#
+# The above may indicate that we should use `Migrator` instead of
+# MigrationContext.
+require "active_record/migration"
+
 # Manage migrations including running generators to build them, and cleaning up strays
 class PaperTrailSpecMigrator
   def initialize
@@ -31,12 +43,13 @@ class PaperTrailSpecMigrator
   # - generator [String] - name of generator, eg. "paper_trail:update_sti"
   # - generator_invoke_args [Array] - arguments to `Generators#invoke`
   def generate_and_migrate(generator, generator_invoke_args)
-    files = generate(generator, generator_invoke_args)
+    generate(generator, generator_invoke_args)
     begin
       migrate
     ensure
-      files.each do |file|
-        File.delete(Rails.root.join(file))
+      cmd = "git clean -x --force --quiet " + dummy_app_migrations_dir.to_s
+      unless system(cmd)
+        raise "Unable to clean up after PT migration generator test"
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/support/pt_arel_helpers.rb b/spec/support/pt_arel_helpers.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..66763eab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/support/pt_arel_helpers.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module PTArelHelpers
+  def arel_value(node)
+    if node.respond_to?(:val) # rails < 6.1
+      node.val
+    else
+      node.value
+    end
+  end
+end