diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 32177b07..df584000 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,25 @@ This changelog also contains important changes in dependencies.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [2.6.1-beta.0] - 2024-03-11
+
+This version solves the problem of missing DLLs caused by not installing [Visual C++ Redistributable](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-US/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170) on Windows.
+
+### Added
+
+- chore(deps): upgrade dependencies such as napi-rs [#311](https://github.com/yisibl/resvg-js/issues/311)
+- chore(ci): adding Node.js v20 to the CI
+- chore(ci): use macOS M1 machines
+- doc: clarify that the default value of the defaultFontFamily is empty
+- doc: improved change log documentation for M/L/C error
+- test: add a bbox test with stroke
+- fix(deps): update rust crate svgtypes to 0.14.0
+
+### Fixed
+
+- fix: enable static link for windows-msvc [#308](https://github.com/yisibl/resvg-js/issues/308) Thanks to @Zagrios
+- fix: test bindings on x86_64-unknown-linux-musl [#306](https://github.com/yisibl/resvg-js/issues/306) Thanks to @Brooooooklyn
+
 ## [2.6.0] - 2023-10-20
 
 🚀 Up to **115x faster** for very large SVG files
@@ -608,7 +627,8 @@ The first official version, use [resvg 0.18.0](https://github.com/RazrFalcon/res
 - Support custom fonts and system fonts.
 - Supports setting the background color of PNG.
 
-[unreleased]: https://github.com/yisibl/resvg-js/compare/v2.6.0...HEAD
+[unreleased]: https://github.com/yisibl/resvg-js/compare/v2.6.1-beta.0...HEAD
+[2.6.1-beta.0]: https://github.com/yisibl/resvg-js/compare/v2.6.0...v2.6.1-beta.0
 [2.6.0]: https://github.com/yisibl/resvg-js/compare/v2.5.0...v2.6.0
 [2.5.0]: https://github.com/yisibl/resvg-js/compare/v2.4.1...v2.5.0
 [2.4.1]: https://github.com/yisibl/resvg-js/compare/v2.4.0...v2.4.1
diff --git a/npm/android-arm-eabi/package.json b/npm/android-arm-eabi/package.json
index f21462c1..7ecd274c 100644
--- a/npm/android-arm-eabi/package.json
+++ b/npm/android-arm-eabi/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@resvg/resvg-js-android-arm-eabi",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.6.1-beta.0",
   "os": [
     "android"
   ],
diff --git a/npm/android-arm64/package.json b/npm/android-arm64/package.json
index 3cfe1b88..88b69a39 100644
--- a/npm/android-arm64/package.json
+++ b/npm/android-arm64/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@resvg/resvg-js-android-arm64",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.6.1-beta.0",
   "os": [
     "android"
   ],
diff --git a/npm/darwin-arm64/package.json b/npm/darwin-arm64/package.json
index b55ecae2..e3884cb1 100644
--- a/npm/darwin-arm64/package.json
+++ b/npm/darwin-arm64/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@resvg/resvg-js-darwin-arm64",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.6.1-beta.0",
   "os": [
     "darwin"
   ],
diff --git a/npm/darwin-x64/package.json b/npm/darwin-x64/package.json
index 430e64de..b3982c71 100644
--- a/npm/darwin-x64/package.json
+++ b/npm/darwin-x64/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@resvg/resvg-js-darwin-x64",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.6.1-beta.0",
   "os": [
     "darwin"
   ],
diff --git a/npm/linux-arm-gnueabihf/package.json b/npm/linux-arm-gnueabihf/package.json
index f4fac363..326bb095 100644
--- a/npm/linux-arm-gnueabihf/package.json
+++ b/npm/linux-arm-gnueabihf/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@resvg/resvg-js-linux-arm-gnueabihf",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.6.1-beta.0",
   "os": [
     "linux"
   ],
diff --git a/npm/linux-arm64-gnu/package.json b/npm/linux-arm64-gnu/package.json
index a267102d..b0b5921e 100644
--- a/npm/linux-arm64-gnu/package.json
+++ b/npm/linux-arm64-gnu/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@resvg/resvg-js-linux-arm64-gnu",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.6.1-beta.0",
   "os": [
     "linux"
   ],
diff --git a/npm/linux-arm64-musl/package.json b/npm/linux-arm64-musl/package.json
index 6f065477..c599f3f8 100644
--- a/npm/linux-arm64-musl/package.json
+++ b/npm/linux-arm64-musl/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@resvg/resvg-js-linux-arm64-musl",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.6.1-beta.0",
   "os": [
     "linux"
   ],
diff --git a/npm/linux-x64-gnu/package.json b/npm/linux-x64-gnu/package.json
index 7b0339a0..356e79d2 100644
--- a/npm/linux-x64-gnu/package.json
+++ b/npm/linux-x64-gnu/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@resvg/resvg-js-linux-x64-gnu",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.6.1-beta.0",
   "os": [
     "linux"
   ],
diff --git a/npm/linux-x64-musl/package.json b/npm/linux-x64-musl/package.json
index 98c59ca8..3d7fbcd0 100644
--- a/npm/linux-x64-musl/package.json
+++ b/npm/linux-x64-musl/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@resvg/resvg-js-linux-x64-musl",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.6.1-beta.0",
   "os": [
     "linux"
   ],
diff --git a/npm/win32-arm64-msvc/package.json b/npm/win32-arm64-msvc/package.json
index 6a58d556..f3a6bb2b 100644
--- a/npm/win32-arm64-msvc/package.json
+++ b/npm/win32-arm64-msvc/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@resvg/resvg-js-win32-arm64-msvc",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.6.1-beta.0",
   "os": [
     "win32"
   ],
diff --git a/npm/win32-ia32-msvc/package.json b/npm/win32-ia32-msvc/package.json
index 9b29599e..13ea78f0 100644
--- a/npm/win32-ia32-msvc/package.json
+++ b/npm/win32-ia32-msvc/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@resvg/resvg-js-win32-ia32-msvc",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.6.1-beta.0",
   "os": [
     "win32"
   ],
diff --git a/npm/win32-x64-msvc/package.json b/npm/win32-x64-msvc/package.json
index c8be516a..25232d6b 100644
--- a/npm/win32-x64-msvc/package.json
+++ b/npm/win32-x64-msvc/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@resvg/resvg-js-win32-x64-msvc",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.6.1-beta.0",
   "os": [
     "win32"
   ],
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f95699ba..72f089e9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@resvg/resvg-js",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.6.1-beta.0",
   "description": "A high-performance SVG renderer and toolkit, powered by Rust based resvg and napi-rs",
   "main": "index.js",
   "repository": "git@github.com:yisibl/resvg-js.git",
diff --git a/wasm/package.json b/wasm/package.json
index 9e050210..ddf34bb6 100644
--- a/wasm/package.json
+++ b/wasm/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@resvg/resvg-wasm",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.6.1-beta.0",
   "description": "A high-performance SVG renderer and toolkit, powered by Rust based resvg and napi-rs",
   "main": "index.js",
   "module": "index.mjs",