diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2c0b09a..5d6f40a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html)
 
+## [0.8.1]
+### Changes
+- Updated Log subscriber mixin to utilize Rails 7.1's contract for "color"
+- Removed old backward compat path for Rails < 6.1
+
 ## [0.8.0]
 ### Changed
 - dropped support for Ruby < 3.0
diff --git a/lib/multidb/model_extensions.rb b/lib/multidb/model_extensions.rb
index b2ab5b7..b91c51b 100644
--- a/lib/multidb/model_extensions.rb
+++ b/lib/multidb/model_extensions.rb
@@ -6,11 +6,7 @@ module Multidb
   module Connection
     def establish_connection(spec = nil)
       super(spec)
-      config = if connection_pool.respond_to?(:db_config)
-                 connection_pool.db_config.configuration_hash
-               else
-                 connection_pool.spec.config
-               end
+      config = connection_pool.db_config.configuration_hash
 
       Multidb.init(config)
     end
diff --git a/lib/multidb/version.rb b/lib/multidb/version.rb
index b56e653..4dde8aa 100644
--- a/lib/multidb/version.rb
+++ b/lib/multidb/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module Multidb
-  VERSION = '0.8.0'
+  VERSION = '0.8.1'
 end
diff --git a/spec/lib/multidb/log_subscriber_extension_spec.rb b/spec/lib/multidb/log_subscriber_extension_spec.rb
index de91c35..29a59b7 100644
--- a/spec/lib/multidb/log_subscriber_extension_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/multidb/log_subscriber_extension_spec.rb
@@ -17,8 +17,12 @@ def debug(msg)
         msg
       end
 
-      def color(text, _color, _bold)
-        text
+      def color(text, color, options = {})
+        if options[:bold]
+          "Bold: Color #{color}: #{text}"
+        else
+          "Color #{color}: #{text}"
+        end
       end
     end
 
@@ -65,13 +69,13 @@ def color(text, _color, _bold)
     subject { instance.debug('message') }
 
     it 'prepends the db name to the message' do
-      is_expected.to include('[DB: default]')
+      is_expected.to start_with "Bold: Color \e[32m: [DB: default]"
     end
 
     context 'when a replica is active' do
       it 'prepends the replica dbname to the message' do
         Multidb.use(:replica1) {
-          is_expected.to include('[DB: replica1')
+          is_expected.to start_with "Bold: Color \e[32m: [DB: replica1"
         }
       end
     end