diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d30f5081
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+name: deploy
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - "v*"
+
+jobs:
+  deploy:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        # Needed to fetch tags, which are required by setuptools-scm.
+        fetch-depth: 0
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      with:
+        python-version: "3.10"
+    - name: Install build
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install build
+    - name: Build package
+      run: |
+        python -m build
+    - name: Publish package to PyPI
+      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+      with:
+        user: __token__
+        password: ${{ secrets.pypi_token }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 2df3b924..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-name: build
-
-on: [push, pull_request]
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        tox_env:
-          - "py36-pytestlatest"
-          - "py37-pytestlatest"
-          - "py38-pytestlatest"
-          - "py39-pytestlatest"
-          - "py310-pytestlatest"
-          - "py38-pytestmain"
-          - "py38-psutil"
-          - "py38-setproctitle"
-
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
-        include:
-          - tox_env: "py36-pytestlatest"
-            python: "3.6"
-          - tox_env: "py37-pytestlatest"
-            python: "3.7"
-          - tox_env: "py38-pytestlatest"
-            python: "3.8"
-          - tox_env: "py39-pytestlatest"
-            python: "3.9"
-          - tox_env: "py310-pytestlatest"
-            python: "3.10"
-          - tox_env: "py38-pytestmain"
-            python: "3.8"
-          - tox_env: "py38-psutil"
-            python: "3.8"
-          - tox_env: "py38-setproctitle"
-            python: "3.8"
-
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      with:
-        # Needed to fetch tags, which are required by setuptools-scm.
-        fetch-depth: 0
-    - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
-      with:
-        python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
-    - name: Install tox
-      run: |
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install tox
-    - name: Test
-      run: |
-        tox -e ${{ matrix.tox_env }}
-
-  deploy:
-
-    if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.event.ref, 'refs/tags')
-
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    needs: build
-
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      with:
-        # Needed to fetch tags, which are required by setuptools-scm.
-        fetch-depth: 0
-    - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
-      with:
-        python-version: "3.7"
-    - name: Install wheel
-      run: |
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install build
-    - name: Build package
-      run: |
-        python -m build
-    - name: Publish package to PyPI
-      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
-      with:
-        user: __token__
-        password: ${{ secrets.pypi_token }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7f6effe6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+name: test
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - "*"
+
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - "*"
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        tox_env:
+          - "py37-pytestlatest"
+          - "py38-pytestlatest"
+          - "py39-pytestlatest"
+          - "py310-pytestlatest"
+          - "py310-pytestmain"
+          - "py311-pytestlatest"
+          - "py311-pytestmain"
+          - "py310-psutil"
+          - "py310-setproctitle"
+
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
+        include:
+          - tox_env: "py37-pytestlatest"
+            python: "3.7"
+          - tox_env: "py38-pytestlatest"
+            python: "3.8"
+          - tox_env: "py39-pytestlatest"
+            python: "3.9"
+          - tox_env: "py310-pytestlatest"
+            python: "3.10"
+          - tox_env: "py310-pytestmain"
+            python: "3.10"
+          - tox_env: "py311-pytestlatest"
+            python: "3.11"
+          - tox_env: "py311-pytestmain"
+            python: "3.11"
+          - tox_env: "py310-psutil"
+            python: "3.10"
+          - tox_env: "py310-setproctitle"
+            python: "3.10"
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        # Needed to fetch tags, which are required by setuptools-scm.
+        fetch-depth: 0
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
+    - name: Install tox
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install tox
+    - name: Test
+      run: |
+        tox -e ${{ matrix.tox_env }}
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 176fcba1..ee0c59d5 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pytest-xdist
     :alt: Python versions
     :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pytest-xdist
 
-.. image:: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-xdist/workflows/build/badge.svg
+.. image:: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-xdist/workflows/test/badge.svg
     :target: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-xdist/actions
 
 .. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/code%20style-black-000000.svg
diff --git a/changelog/842.feature.rst b/changelog/842.feature.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a991347a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/842.feature.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Python 3.11 is now officially supported.
diff --git a/changelog/842.removal.rst b/changelog/842.removal.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6daecd16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/842.removal.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Python 3.6 is no longer supported.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 9b4a3dd9..3162a908 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ classifiers =
     Programming Language :: Python
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
 license_file = LICENSE
 project_urls =
     Documentation=https://pytest-xdist.readthedocs.io/en/latest
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ project_urls =
 packages = find:
 package_dir = =src
 zip_safe = False
-python_requires = >=3.6
+python_requires = >=3.7
 install_requires =
     execnet>=1.1
     pytest>=6.2.0
diff --git a/src/xdist/dsession.py b/src/xdist/dsession.py
index ab8332f7..4cea59bc 100644
--- a/src/xdist/dsession.py
+++ b/src/xdist/dsession.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ def worker_workerfinished(self, node):
         """
         self.config.hook.pytest_testnodedown(node=node, error=None)
         if node.workeroutput["exitstatus"] == 2:  # keyboard-interrupt
-            self.shouldstop = "{} received keyboard-interrupt".format(node)
+            self.shouldstop = f"{node} received keyboard-interrupt"
             self.worker_errordown(node, "keyboard-interrupt")
             return
         if node in self.sched.nodes:
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ def worker_errordown(self, node, error):
     @pytest.hookimpl
     def pytest_terminal_summary(self, terminalreporter):
         if self.config.option.verbose >= 0 and self._summary_report:
-            terminalreporter.write_sep("=", "xdist: {}".format(self._summary_report))
+            terminalreporter.write_sep("=", f"xdist: {self._summary_report}")
 
     def worker_collectionfinish(self, node, ids):
         """worker has finished test collection.
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ def handle_crashitem(self, nodeid, worker):
         # XXX count no of failures and retry N times
         runner = self.config.pluginmanager.getplugin("runner")
         fspath = nodeid.split("::")[0]
-        msg = "worker {!r} crashed while running {!r}".format(worker.gateway.id, nodeid)
+        msg = f"worker {worker.gateway.id!r} crashed while running {nodeid!r}"
         rep = runner.TestReport(
             nodeid, (fspath, None, fspath), (), "failed", msg, "???"
         )
@@ -381,9 +381,7 @@ def setstatus(self, spec, status, show=True):
 
     def getstatus(self):
         if self.config.option.verbose >= 0:
-            parts = [
-                "{} {}".format(spec.id, self._status[spec.id]) for spec in self._specs
-            ]
+            parts = [f"{spec.id} {self._status[spec.id]}" for spec in self._specs]
             return " / ".join(parts)
         else:
             return "bringing up nodes..."
@@ -431,7 +429,7 @@ def pytest_testnodeready(self, node):
     def pytest_testnodedown(self, node, error):
         if not error:
             return
-        self.write_line("[{}] node down: {}".format(node.gateway.id, error))
+        self.write_line(f"[{node.gateway.id}] node down: {error}")
 
 
 def get_default_max_worker_restart(config):
diff --git a/src/xdist/looponfail.py b/src/xdist/looponfail.py
index 77eff04f..59ba7ebe 100644
--- a/src/xdist/looponfail.py
+++ b/src/xdist/looponfail.py
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ def repr_pytest_looponfailinfo(failreports, rootdirs):
                 tr.line(report, red=True)
     tr.sep("#", "waiting for changes", bold=True)
     for rootdir in rootdirs:
-        tr.line("### Watching:   {}".format(rootdir), bold=True)
+        tr.line(f"### Watching:   {rootdir}", bold=True)
 
 
 def init_worker_session(channel, args, option_dict):
diff --git a/src/xdist/remote.py b/src/xdist/remote.py
index 5d0c8997..1d2f6767 100644
--- a/src/xdist/remote.py
+++ b/src/xdist/remote.py
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ def pytest_collection_modifyitems(self, session, config, items):
                     if len(mark.args) > 0
                     else mark.kwargs.get("name", "default")
                 )
-                item._nodeid = "{}@{}".format(item.nodeid, gname)
+                item._nodeid = f"{item.nodeid}@{gname}"
 
     @pytest.hookimpl
     def pytest_collection_finish(self, session):
diff --git a/src/xdist/scheduler/loadscope.py b/src/xdist/scheduler/loadscope.py
index fabe1eba..ad99125f 100644
--- a/src/xdist/scheduler/loadscope.py
+++ b/src/xdist/scheduler/loadscope.py
@@ -361,12 +361,12 @@ def schedule(self):
         extra_nodes = len(self.nodes) - len(self.workqueue)
 
         if extra_nodes > 0:
-            self.log("Shutting down {} nodes".format(extra_nodes))
+            self.log(f"Shutting down {extra_nodes} nodes")
 
             for _ in range(extra_nodes):
                 unused_node, assigned = self.assigned_work.popitem(last=True)
 
-                self.log("Shutting down unused node {}".format(unused_node))
+                self.log(f"Shutting down unused node {unused_node}")
                 unused_node.shutdown()
 
         # Assign initial workload
diff --git a/src/xdist/workermanage.py b/src/xdist/workermanage.py
index a940b84c..10f681cc 100644
--- a/src/xdist/workermanage.py
+++ b/src/xdist/workermanage.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def get_dir(p):
         for root in candidates:
             root = Path(root).resolve()
             if not root.exists():
-                raise pytest.UsageError("rsyncdir doesn't exist: {!r}".format(root))
+                raise pytest.UsageError(f"rsyncdir doesn't exist: {root!r}")
             if root not in roots:
                 roots.append(root)
         return roots
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ def _report_send_file(self, gateway, modified_rel_path):
         if self._verbose > 0:
             path = os.path.basename(self._sourcedir) + "/" + modified_rel_path
             remotepath = gateway.spec.chdir
-            print("{}:{} <= {}".format(gateway.spec, remotepath, path))
+            print(f"{gateway.spec}:{remotepath} <= {path}")
 
 
 def make_reltoroot(roots: Sequence[Path], args: List[str]) -> List[str]:
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ def make_reltoroot(roots: Sequence[Path], args: List[str]) -> List[str]:
                 parts[0] = root.name + "/" + str(x)
                 break
         else:
-            raise ValueError("arg {} not relative to an rsync root".format(arg))
+            raise ValueError(f"arg {arg} not relative to an rsync root")
         result.append(splitcode.join(parts))
     return result
 
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ def __init__(self, nodemanager, gateway, config, putevent):
         self.log = Producer(f"workerctl-{gateway.id}", enabled=config.option.debug)
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        return "<{} {}>".format(self.__class__.__name__, self.gateway.id)
+        return f"<{self.__class__.__name__} {self.gateway.id}>"
 
     @property
     def shutting_down(self):
@@ -310,11 +310,11 @@ def shutdown(self):
 
     def sendcommand(self, name, **kwargs):
         """send a named parametrized command to the other side."""
-        self.log("sending command {}(**{})".format(name, kwargs))
+        self.log(f"sending command {name}(**{kwargs})")
         self.channel.send((name, kwargs))
 
     def notify_inproc(self, eventname, **kwargs):
-        self.log("queuing {}(**{})".format(eventname, kwargs))
+        self.log(f"queuing {eventname}(**{kwargs})")
         self.putevent((eventname, kwargs))
 
     def process_from_remote(self, eventcall):  # noqa too complex
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ def process_from_remote(self, eventcall):  # noqa too complex
                 return
             eventname, kwargs = eventcall
             if eventname in ("collectionstart",):
-                self.log("ignoring {}({})".format(eventname, kwargs))
+                self.log(f"ignoring {eventname}({kwargs})")
             elif eventname == "workerready":
                 self.notify_inproc(eventname, node=self, **kwargs)
             elif eventname == "internal_error":
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ def process_from_remote(self, eventcall):  # noqa too complex
                     location=kwargs["location"],
                 )
             else:
-                raise ValueError("unknown event: {}".format(eventname))
+                raise ValueError(f"unknown event: {eventname}")
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
             # should not land in receiver-thread
             raise
diff --git a/testing/test_remote.py b/testing/test_remote.py
index 8a44b733..ddfed9e4 100644
--- a/testing/test_remote.py
+++ b/testing/test_remote.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def __init__(self, eventcall):
         self.name, self.kwargs = eventcall
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return "<EventCall {}(**{})>".format(self.name, self.kwargs)
+        return f"<EventCall {self.name}(**{self.kwargs})>"
 
 
 class WorkerSetup:
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def popevent(self, name=None):
             ev = EventCall(data)
             if name is None or ev.name == name:
                 return ev
-            print("skipping {}".format(ev))
+            print(f"skipping {ev}")
 
     def sendcommand(self, name, **kwargs):
         self.slp.sendcommand(name, **kwargs)
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 20ffd99c..b0de6538 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 [tox]
 envlist=
   linting
-  py{36,37,38,39,310}-pytestlatest
-  py38-pytestmain
-  py38-psutil
-  py38-setproctitle
+  py{37,38,39,310,311}-pytestlatest
+  py310-pytestmain
+  py310-psutil
+  py310-setproctitle
 isolated_build = true
 [testenv]
 extras = testing
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ deps =
 commands=
   pytest {posargs}
 
-[testenv:py38-psutil]
+[testenv:py310-psutil]
 extras =
   testing
   psutil
 commands =
   pytest {posargs:-k psutil}
 
-[testenv:py38-setproctitle]
+[testenv:py310-setproctitle]
 extras =
   testing
   setproctitle
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ commands = pre-commit run --all-files --show-diff-on-failure
 [testenv:release]
 changedir=
 description = do a release, required posarg of the version number
-basepython = python3.7
+basepython = python3.10
 skipsdist = True
 usedevelop = True
 passenv = *
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ commands =
   towncrier build --version {posargs} --yes
 
 [testenv:docs]
-basepython = python3
+basepython = python3.10
 usedevelop = True
 deps =
     sphinx