diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7db9b099..09bf7faa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ 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/).
 
-## [Unreleased] (2.6.1)
+## [2.6.1] - 2024-03-28
 ### Fixed
 - [#257](https://github.com/ant-druha/intellij-powershell/pull/257): pass `-NoProfile` to PowerShell when detecting its version, to determine the version faster and avoid possible problems caused by shell customizations
 
@@ -274,4 +274,5 @@ Initial editor and code completion support:
 [2.4.0]: https://github.com/ant-druha/intellij-powershell/compare/v2.3.1...v2.4.0
 [2.5.0]: https://github.com/ant-druha/intellij-powershell/compare/v2.4.0...v2.5.0
 [2.6.0]: https://github.com/ant-druha/intellij-powershell/compare/v2.5.0...v2.6.0
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/ant-druha/intellij-powershell/compare/v2.6.0...HEAD
+[2.6.1]: https://github.com/ant-druha/intellij-powershell/compare/v2.6.0...v2.6.1
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/ant-druha/intellij-powershell/compare/v2.6.1...HEAD
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index bf4564b8..c09cf678 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ sourceSets {
 }
 
 group = "com.intellij.plugin"
-version = "2.6.0"
+version = "2.6.1"
 
 repositories {
   mavenCentral()