diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 95941e1e..cf2e42cc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -7,20 +7,8 @@ The format is based on `Keep a Changelog <https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0>`_
 this project tries its best to adhere to
 `Semantic Versioning <https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html>`_.
 
-Unreleased
-==========
-
-Added
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-
-Changed
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-
-Deprecated
-----------
-
-Removed
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+2024-10-11 - version 0.6.1
+==========================
 
 Fixed
 -----
diff --git a/diffsims/release_info.py b/diffsims/release_info.py
index f7986285..4868753e 100644
--- a/diffsims/release_info.py
+++ b/diffsims/release_info.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name = "diffsims"
-version = "0.6.dev1"
+version = "0.6.1"
 author = "Duncan Johnstone, Phillip Crout"
 copyright = "Copyright 2017-2024, The diffsims developers"
 # Initial committer first, then listed by line additions