diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 53d359c..bf062c6 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,16 @@
 History
 -------
 
+2.6.1 (2024-04-12)
+++++++++++++++++++
+
+* This release includes no source code changes. The only changes are to
+  the release workflow.
+* Binary wheels are now built on Linux for aarch64. Pull request by Kevin
+  Park. GitHub #160.
+* Binary wheels are now built on macOS for Apple silicon. Requested by
+  Kevin Park. GitHub #152.
+
 2.6.0 (2024-03-19)
 ++++++++++++++++++
 
diff --git a/maxminddb/__init__.py b/maxminddb/__init__.py
index 032b60f..fac1d80 100644
--- a/maxminddb/__init__.py
+++ b/maxminddb/__init__.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def open_database(
 
 
 __title__ = "maxminddb"
-__version__ = "2.6.0"
+__version__ = "2.6.1"
 __author__ = "Gregory Oschwald"
 __license__ = "Apache License, Version 2.0"
 __copyright__ = "Copyright 2013-2024 MaxMind, Inc."
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5bdac31..4428c8d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "maxminddb"
-version = "2.6.0"
+version = "2.6.1"
 description = "Reader for the MaxMind DB format"
 authors = [
     {name = "Gregory Oschwald", email = "goschwald@maxmind.com"},