diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index 116a256..b6ac97b 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 NEWS
 ====
 
+pgq 3.6.1
+---------
+
+Fixes:
+
+* status: handle root with random provider
+
 pgq 3.6
 -------
 
diff --git a/pgq/__init__.py b/pgq/__init__.py
index 6ceea82..db6784b 100644
--- a/pgq/__init__.py
+++ b/pgq/__init__.py
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@
     'MemberInfo', 'NodeInfo', 'QueueInfo'
 ]
 
-__version__ = '3.6'
+__version__ = '3.6.1'