diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 83093ec..58c8d91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version:
           - "3.14"
         django-version:
-          - "6.1a1"
+          - "6.1"
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     services:
       redis:
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      - run: uv run --with django~=${{ matrix.django-version }} pytest -m "not benchmark"
+      - run: uv run --with django~=${{ matrix.django-version }}.0 pytest -m "not benchmark"
       - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v7
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
         os:
           - "ubuntu-latest"
         django-version:
-          - "6.1a1"
+          - "6.1"
         extra:
           - "inspector"
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      - run: uv run --extra ${{ matrix.extra }} --with django~=${{ matrix.django-version }} pytest -m "not benchmark"
+      - run: uv run --extra ${{ matrix.extra }} --with django~=${{ matrix.django-version }}.0 pytest -m "not benchmark"
       - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v7
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index f62f14c..eb7a721 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ uv run manage.py threadmill worker         # run the worker pool
 uv run manage.py threadmill inspector    # launch the textual TUI inspector
 ```
 
-CI additionally pins Django per matrix step: `uv run --with django~=6.1a1 pytest -m "not benchmark"`.
+CI additionally pins Django per matrix step: `uv run --with django~=6.1 pytest -m "not benchmark"`.
 
 Run a single test by node ID, e.g. `uv run pytest tests/test_command.py::TestCommand::test_add_arguments__register_all_worker_options`.
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d66473c..e571941 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Topic :: Text Processing :: Markup :: Markdown",
 ]
 dynamic = [ "description", "version" ]
-dependencies = [ "django>=6" ]
+dependencies = [ "django>=6.1" ]
 optional-dependencies.inspector = [
   "textual>=8.2.7",
 ]
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ lint.isort.split-on-trailing-comma = true
 lint.pydocstyle.convention = "pep257"
 
 [tool.pytest]
-ini_options.minversion = "6.1a1"
+ini_options.minversion = "6.1"
 ini_options.testpaths = [ "tests" ]
 ini_options.addopts = """\
   --cov --cov-report=xml --cov-report=term --tb=short -rxs --benchmark-autosave --benchmark-group-by=fullname \