diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 78dcee5..12e3174 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 Changes
 =======
 
+1.0.0 (2021-12-17)
+------------------
+
+- Drop Python 3.6 support
+
 0.7.0 (2021-11-24)
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/janus/__init__.py b/janus/__init__.py
index f21882e..a2887aa 100644
--- a/janus/__init__.py
+++ b/janus/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 from typing_extensions import Protocol
 
-__version__ = "0.7.0"
+__version__ = "1.0.0"
 __all__ = (
     "Queue",
     "PriorityQueue",
@@ -110,14 +110,9 @@ async def join(self) -> None:
         ...
 
 
-current_loop = getattr(asyncio, "get_running_loop", None)
-if current_loop is None:
-    current_loop = asyncio.get_event_loop
-
-
 class Queue(Generic[T]):
     def __init__(self, maxsize: int = 0) -> None:
-        self._loop = current_loop()
+        self._loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
         self._maxsize = maxsize
 
         self._init(maxsize)
@@ -235,7 +230,7 @@ def f() -> None:
             with self._sync_mutex:
                 self._sync_not_full.notify()
 
-        fut = self._loop.run_in_executor(None, f)
+        fut = asyncio.ensure_future(self._loop.run_in_executor(None, f))
         fut.add_done_callback(self._pending.discard)
         self._pending.add(fut)
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 70f4326..1e13b10 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ classifiers =
 
   Programming Language :: Python
   Programming Language :: Python :: 3
-  Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
   Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
   Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
   Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ classifiers =
 keywords= janus, queue, asyncio
 
 [options]
-python_requires = >=3.6
+python_requires = >=3.7
 packages = find:
 # https://setuptools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/setuptools.html#setting-the-zip-safe-flag
 zip_safe = True
diff --git a/tests/test_async.py b/tests/test_async.py
index a21c029..95e051b 100644
--- a/tests/test_async.py
+++ b/tests/test_async.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ async def _test_repr_or_str(self, fn, expect_id):
         assert fn(q).startswith("<Queue")
         id_is_present = hex(id(q)) in fn(q)
         assert expect_id == id_is_present
-        loop = janus.current_loop()
+        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
 
         async def add_getter():
             _q = janus.Queue()
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ async def test_order(self):
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_maxsize(self):
-        loop = janus.current_loop()
+        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
         _q = janus.Queue(maxsize=2)
         q = _q.async_q
         assert 2 == q.maxsize
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ async def test_blocking_get(self):
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_get_with_putters(self):
-        loop = janus.current_loop()
+        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
         _q = janus.Queue(1)
         q = _q.async_q
         q.put_nowait(1)
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ async def put():
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_blocking_get_wait(self):
-        loop = janus.current_loop()
+        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
         _q = janus.Queue()
         q = _q.async_q
         started = asyncio.Event()
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ async def test_nonblocking_get_exception(self):
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_get_cancelled(self):
-        loop = janus.current_loop()
+        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
         _q = janus.Queue()
         q = _q.async_q
 
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ async def test():
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_get_cancelled_race(self):
-        loop = janus.current_loop()
+        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
         _q = janus.Queue()
         q = _q.async_q
 
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ async def g1():
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_get_with_waiting_putters(self):
-        loop = janus.current_loop()
+        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
         _q = janus.Queue(maxsize=1)
         q = _q.async_q
 
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ async def test_blocking_put(self):
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_blocking_put_wait(self):
-        loop = janus.current_loop()
+        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
         _q = janus.Queue(maxsize=1)
         q = _q.async_q
         started = asyncio.Event()
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ async def queue_put():
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_put_cancelled(self):
-        loop = janus.current_loop()
+        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
         _q = janus.Queue()
         q = _q.async_q
 
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ async def test():
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_put_cancelled_race(self):
-        loop = janus.current_loop()
+        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
         _q = janus.Queue(maxsize=1)
         q = _q.async_q
 
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ async def go():
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_put_with_waiting_getters(self):
-        loop = janus.current_loop()
+        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
         fut = loop.create_future()
 
         async def go():
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ async def test_task_done_underflow(self):
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_task_done(self):
-        loop = janus.current_loop()
+        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
         _q = self.q_class()
         q = _q.async_q
         for i in range(100):
diff --git a/tests/test_mixed.py b/tests/test_mixed.py
index d98c884..254a79f 100644
--- a/tests/test_mixed.py
+++ b/tests/test_mixed.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ async def test_unfinished(self):
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_sync_put_async_get(self):
-        loop = janus.current_loop()
+        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
         q = janus.Queue()
 
         def threaded():
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ async def go():
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_sync_put_async_join(self):
-        loop = janus.current_loop()
+        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
         q = janus.Queue()
 
         for i in range(5):
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ async def wait_for_empty_queue():
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_async_put_sync_get(self):
-        loop = janus.current_loop()
+        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
         q = janus.Queue()
 
         def threaded():
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ async def go():
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_sync_join_async_done(self):
-        loop = janus.current_loop()
+        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
         q = janus.Queue()
 
         def threaded():
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ async def go():
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_async_join_async_done(self):
-        loop = janus.current_loop()
+        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
         q = janus.Queue()
 
         def threaded():
diff --git a/tests/test_sync.py b/tests/test_sync.py
index 2bf801b..1eeda84 100644
--- a/tests/test_sync.py
+++ b/tests/test_sync.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Some simple queue module tests, plus some failure conditions
 # to ensure the Queue locks remain stable.
+import asyncio
 import queue
 import threading
 import time
@@ -410,7 +411,7 @@ async def test_failing_queue(self):
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_closed_loop_non_failing(self):
-        loop = janus.current_loop()
+        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
         _q = janus.Queue(QUEUE_SIZE)
         q = _q.sync_q
         # we are pacthing loop to follow setUp/tearDown agreement