diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 39fc2927f2..7429ac1d46 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ AC_PREREQ([2.64])
 
 dnl You must update PROGRAM_VERSION in main/ctags.h, too.
 dnl --version option of readtags also prints this.
-AC_INIT([universal-ctags],[6.0.0])
+AC_INIT([universal-ctags],[6.1.0])
 
 if ! test -e "${srcdir}/config.h.in"; then
    echo "---"
diff --git a/docs/man/ctags-client-tools.7.rst b/docs/man/ctags-client-tools.7.rst
index 62d07ce32e..8a0f3fd75e 100644
--- a/docs/man/ctags-client-tools.7.rst
+++ b/docs/man/ctags-client-tools.7.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ctags-client-tools
 
 Hints for developing a tool using ctags command and tags output
 
-:Version: 6.0.0
+:Version: 6.1.0
 :Manual group: Universal Ctags
 :Manual section: 7
 
diff --git a/docs/man/ctags-faq.7.rst b/docs/man/ctags-faq.7.rst
index 860e73dc53..c9a019d360 100644
--- a/docs/man/ctags-faq.7.rst
+++ b/docs/man/ctags-faq.7.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ctags-faq
 
 Universal Ctags FAQ
 
-:Version: 6.0.0
+:Version: 6.1.0
 :Manual group: Universal Ctags
 :Manual section: 7
 
diff --git a/docs/man/ctags-incompatibilities.7.rst b/docs/man/ctags-incompatibilities.7.rst
index 5b07199df1..b0d0e8ef92 100644
--- a/docs/man/ctags-incompatibilities.7.rst
+++ b/docs/man/ctags-incompatibilities.7.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ctags-incompatibilities
 
 Incompatibilities between Universal Ctags and Exuberant Ctags
 
-:Version: 6.0.0
+:Version: 6.1.0
 :Manual group: Universal Ctags
 :Manual section: 7
 
diff --git a/docs/man/ctags-lang-asm.7.rst b/docs/man/ctags-lang-asm.7.rst
index 3e2c01def4..2a80913fd5 100644
--- a/docs/man/ctags-lang-asm.7.rst
+++ b/docs/man/ctags-lang-asm.7.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ctags-lang-asm
 
 Random notes about tagging Assembly language source code with Universal Ctags
 
-:Version: 6.0.0
+:Version: 6.1.0
 :Manual group: Universal Ctags
 :Manual section: 7
 
diff --git a/docs/man/ctags-lang-autoit.7.rst b/docs/man/ctags-lang-autoit.7.rst
index 65d57bfc2a..529f5f23e4 100644
--- a/docs/man/ctags-lang-autoit.7.rst
+++ b/docs/man/ctags-lang-autoit.7.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ctags-lang-autoit
 
 Random notes about tagging AutoIt source code with Universal Ctags
 
-:Version: 6.0.0
+:Version: 6.1.0
 :Manual group: Universal Ctags
 :Manual section: 7
 
diff --git a/docs/man/ctags-lang-automake.7.rst b/docs/man/ctags-lang-automake.7.rst
index a5063dbed3..402694f967 100644
--- a/docs/man/ctags-lang-automake.7.rst
+++ b/docs/man/ctags-lang-automake.7.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ctags-lang-automake
 
 Random notes about tagging Automake source code (Makefile.am) with Universal Ctags
 
-:Version: 6.0.0
+:Version: 6.1.0
 :Manual group: Universal Ctags
 :Manual section: 7
 
diff --git a/docs/man/ctags-lang-c++.7.rst b/docs/man/ctags-lang-c++.7.rst
index bf509c71dc..096649acd0 100644
--- a/docs/man/ctags-lang-c++.7.rst
+++ b/docs/man/ctags-lang-c++.7.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ctags-lang-c++
 
 Random notes about tagging C++ source code with Universal Ctags
 
-:Version: 6.0.0
+:Version: 6.1.0
 :Manual group: Universal Ctags
 :Manual section: 7
 
diff --git a/docs/man/ctags-lang-c.7.rst b/docs/man/ctags-lang-c.7.rst
index 73c844e2e3..bf53683fe6 100644
--- a/docs/man/ctags-lang-c.7.rst
+++ b/docs/man/ctags-lang-c.7.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ctags-lang-c
 
 Random notes about tagging C source code with Universal Ctags
 
-:Version: 6.0.0
+:Version: 6.1.0
 :Manual group: Universal Ctags
 :Manual section: 7
 
diff --git a/docs/man/ctags-lang-cuda.7.rst b/docs/man/ctags-lang-cuda.7.rst
index 1ac9de0766..376d3cad0d 100644
--- a/docs/man/ctags-lang-cuda.7.rst
+++ b/docs/man/ctags-lang-cuda.7.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ctags-lang-cuda
 
 Random notes about tagging CUDA source code with Universal Ctags
 
-:Version: 6.0.0
+:Version: 6.1.0
 :Manual group: Universal Ctags
 :Manual section: 7
 
diff --git a/docs/man/ctags-lang-elm.7.rst b/docs/man/ctags-lang-elm.7.rst
index d130045a04..a4e84da904 100644
--- a/docs/man/ctags-lang-elm.7.rst
+++ b/docs/man/ctags-lang-elm.7.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ctags-lang-elm
 
 Random notes about tagging Elm source code with Universal Ctags
 
-:Version: 6.0.0
+:Version: 6.1.0
 :Manual group: Universal Ctags
 :Manual section: 7
 
diff --git a/docs/man/ctags-lang-fortran.7.rst b/docs/man/ctags-lang-fortran.7.rst
index 92b32668e2..bea5870673 100644
--- a/docs/man/ctags-lang-fortran.7.rst
+++ b/docs/man/ctags-lang-fortran.7.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ctags-lang-fortran
 
 Random notes about tagging Fortran source code with Universal Ctags
 
-:Version: 6.0.0
+:Version: 6.1.0
 :Manual group: Universal Ctags
 :Manual section: 7
 
diff --git a/docs/man/ctags-lang-gdscript.7.rst b/docs/man/ctags-lang-gdscript.7.rst
index 098d6c8d3f..60669e3608 100644
--- a/docs/man/ctags-lang-gdscript.7.rst
+++ b/docs/man/ctags-lang-gdscript.7.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ctags-lang-gdscript
 
 Random notes about tagging GDScript source code with Universal Ctags
 
-:Version: 6.0.0
+:Version: 6.1.0
 :Manual group: Universal Ctags
 :Manual section: 7
 
diff --git a/docs/man/ctags-lang-i18nrubygem.7.rst b/docs/man/ctags-lang-i18nrubygem.7.rst
index c438da0137..771255b6b8 100644
--- a/docs/man/ctags-lang-i18nrubygem.7.rst
+++ b/docs/man/ctags-lang-i18nrubygem.7.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ctags-lang-i18nrubgem
 
 Random notes about tagging input for I18n Ruby Gem with Universal Ctags
 
-:Version: 6.0.0
+:Version: 6.1.0
 :Manual group: Universal Ctags
 :Manual section: 7
 
diff --git a/docs/man/ctags-lang-iPythonCell.7.rst b/docs/man/ctags-lang-iPythonCell.7.rst
index 7e44455c45..5a34b538a5 100644
--- a/docs/man/ctags-lang-iPythonCell.7.rst
+++ b/docs/man/ctags-lang-iPythonCell.7.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ctags-lang-iPythonCell
 
 The man page of the iPythonCell parser for Universal Ctags
 
-:Version: 6.0.0
+:Version: 6.1.0
 :Manual group: Universal Ctags
 :Manual section: 7
 
diff --git a/docs/man/ctags-lang-inko.7.rst b/docs/man/ctags-lang-inko.7.rst
index 8b729e0268..1a00e2e1c4 100644
--- a/docs/man/ctags-lang-inko.7.rst
+++ b/docs/man/ctags-lang-inko.7.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ctags-lang-inko
 ======================================================================
 
-:Version: 6.0.0
+:Version: 6.1.0
 :Manual group: Universal Ctags
 :Manual section: 7
 
diff --git a/docs/man/ctags-lang-javascript.7.rst b/docs/man/ctags-lang-javascript.7.rst
index 032d62a5ff..2c428400ce 100644
--- a/docs/man/ctags-lang-javascript.7.rst
+++ b/docs/man/ctags-lang-javascript.7.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ctags-lang-javascript
 
 Random notes about tagging JavaScript source code with Universal Ctags
 
-:Version: 6.0.0
+:Version: 6.1.0
 :Manual group: Universal Ctags
 :Manual section: 7
 
diff --git a/docs/man/ctags-lang-julia.7.rst b/docs/man/ctags-lang-julia.7.rst
index 452f19ad25..d7e68ed0b4 100644
--- a/docs/man/ctags-lang-julia.7.rst
+++ b/docs/man/ctags-lang-julia.7.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ctags-lang-julia
 
 Random notes about tagging Julia source code with Universal-ctags
 
-:Version: 6.0.0
+:Version: 6.1.0
 :Manual group: Universal-ctags
 :Manual section: 7
 
diff --git a/docs/man/ctags-lang-kconfig.7.rst b/docs/man/ctags-lang-kconfig.7.rst
index 3fb0591c6b..101ea01a0a 100644
--- a/docs/man/ctags-lang-kconfig.7.rst
+++ b/docs/man/ctags-lang-kconfig.7.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ctags-lang-kconfig
 
 Random notes about tagging Kconfig source code with Universal Ctags
 
-:Version: 6.0.0
+:Version: 6.1.0
 :Manual group: Universal Ctags
 :Manual section: 7
 
diff --git a/docs/man/ctags-lang-ldscript.7.rst b/docs/man/ctags-lang-ldscript.7.rst
index 4839654dd4..71fe24bded 100644
--- a/docs/man/ctags-lang-ldscript.7.rst
+++ b/docs/man/ctags-lang-ldscript.7.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ctags-lang-ldscript
 
 Random notes about tagging LdScript source code with Universal Ctags
 
-:Version: 6.0.0
+:Version: 6.1.0
 :Manual group: Universal Ctags
 :Manual section: 7
 
diff --git a/docs/man/ctags-lang-markdown.7.rst b/docs/man/ctags-lang-markdown.7.rst
index 2d9ef5ddf6..101e84dc2b 100644
--- a/docs/man/ctags-lang-markdown.7.rst
+++ b/docs/man/ctags-lang-markdown.7.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ctags-lang-markdown
 
 Random notes about tagging Markdown source code with Universal Ctags
 
-:Version: 6.0.0
+:Version: 6.1.0
 :Manual group: Universal Ctags
 :Manual section: 7
 
diff --git a/docs/man/ctags-lang-python.7.rst b/docs/man/ctags-lang-python.7.rst
index 9fd2686428..111c8dca0f 100644
--- a/docs/man/ctags-lang-python.7.rst
+++ b/docs/man/ctags-lang-python.7.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ctags-lang-python
 
 Random notes about tagging python source code with Universal Ctags
 
-:Version: 6.0.0
+:Version: 6.1.0
 :Manual group: Universal Ctags
 :Manual section: 7
 
diff --git a/docs/man/ctags-lang-r.7.rst b/docs/man/ctags-lang-r.7.rst
index 722fe5df99..848cbe2a26 100644
--- a/docs/man/ctags-lang-r.7.rst
+++ b/docs/man/ctags-lang-r.7.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ctags-lang-r
 
 Random notes about tagging R source code with Universal Ctags
 
-:Version: 6.0.0
+:Version: 6.1.0
 :Manual group: Universal Ctags
 :Manual section: 7
 
diff --git a/docs/man/ctags-lang-rmarkdown.7.rst b/docs/man/ctags-lang-rmarkdown.7.rst
index b4535b2349..ce3654ae25 100644
--- a/docs/man/ctags-lang-rmarkdown.7.rst
+++ b/docs/man/ctags-lang-rmarkdown.7.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ctags-lang-rmarkdown
 
 Random notes about tagging R Markdown source code with Universal Ctags
 
-:Version: 6.0.0
+:Version: 6.1.0
 :Manual group: Universal Ctags
 :Manual section: 7
 
diff --git a/docs/man/ctags-lang-sql.7.rst b/docs/man/ctags-lang-sql.7.rst
index de938bc02f..24d45c735c 100644
--- a/docs/man/ctags-lang-sql.7.rst
+++ b/docs/man/ctags-lang-sql.7.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ctags-lang-sql
 
 The man page of the SQL parser for Universal Ctags
 
-:Version: 6.0.0
+:Version: 6.1.0
 :Manual group: Universal Ctags
 :Manual section: 7
 
diff --git a/docs/man/ctags-lang-systemtap.7.rst b/docs/man/ctags-lang-systemtap.7.rst
index 0a5cae62bd..97a942cda9 100644
--- a/docs/man/ctags-lang-systemtap.7.rst
+++ b/docs/man/ctags-lang-systemtap.7.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ctags-lang-systemtap
 
 Random notes about tagging SystemTap source code with Universal Ctags
 
-:Version: 6.0.0
+:Version: 6.1.0
 :Manual group: Universal Ctags
 :Manual section: 7
 
diff --git a/docs/man/ctags-lang-tcl.7.rst b/docs/man/ctags-lang-tcl.7.rst
index b105b79675..5090d1784d 100644
--- a/docs/man/ctags-lang-tcl.7.rst
+++ b/docs/man/ctags-lang-tcl.7.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ctags-lang-tcl
 
 Random notes about tagging tcl source code with Universal Ctags
 
-:Version: 6.0.0
+:Version: 6.1.0
 :Manual group: Universal Ctags
 :Manual section: 7
 
diff --git a/docs/man/ctags-lang-terraform.7.rst b/docs/man/ctags-lang-terraform.7.rst
index dd4c59bf30..d7fc4ec464 100644
--- a/docs/man/ctags-lang-terraform.7.rst
+++ b/docs/man/ctags-lang-terraform.7.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ctags-lang-terraform
 
 Random notes about tagging Terraform files with Universal Ctags
 
-:Version: 6.0.0
+:Version: 6.1.0
 :Manual group: Universal Ctags
 :Manual section: 7
 
diff --git a/docs/man/ctags-lang-verilog.7.rst b/docs/man/ctags-lang-verilog.7.rst
index 1c01de5968..2487127f1b 100644
--- a/docs/man/ctags-lang-verilog.7.rst
+++ b/docs/man/ctags-lang-verilog.7.rst
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ctags-lang-verilog
 The man page about SystemVerilog/Verilog parser for Universal Ctags
 
 
-:Version: 6.0.0
+:Version: 6.1.0
 :Manual group: Universal Ctags
 :Manual section: 7
 
diff --git a/docs/man/ctags-optlib.7.rst b/docs/man/ctags-optlib.7.rst
index 30d38d2839..f4e7968810 100644
--- a/docs/man/ctags-optlib.7.rst
+++ b/docs/man/ctags-optlib.7.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ctags-optlib
 
 Universal Ctags parser definition language
 
-:Version: 6.0.0
+:Version: 6.1.0
 :Manual group: Universal Ctags
 :Manual section: 7
 
diff --git a/docs/man/ctags.1.rst b/docs/man/ctags.1.rst
index 5b58d2aeef..454ec4f8ff 100644
--- a/docs/man/ctags.1.rst
+++ b/docs/man/ctags.1.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ctags
 
 Generate tag files for source code
 
-:Version: 6.0.0
+:Version: 6.1.0
 :Manual group: Universal Ctags
 :Manual section: 1
 
diff --git a/docs/man/readtags.1.rst b/docs/man/readtags.1.rst
index a85294be4f..9793782f22 100644
--- a/docs/man/readtags.1.rst
+++ b/docs/man/readtags.1.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ readtags
 
 Find tag file entries matching specified names
 
-:Version: 6.0.0
+:Version: 6.1.0
 :Manual group: Universal Ctags
 :Manual section: 1
 
diff --git a/docs/news/HEAD.rst b/docs/news/HEAD.rst
index ebd0ebef29..7ff95c260c 100644
--- a/docs/news/HEAD.rst
+++ b/docs/news/HEAD.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ======================================================================
-Changes in ?.?.?
+Changes in 6.1.0
 ======================================================================
 
 This page lists only the most significant changes as remembered.  Use
diff --git a/docs/releasing.rst b/docs/releasing.rst
index 521c26dbdd..9d8ca18e65 100644
--- a/docs/releasing.rst
+++ b/docs/releasing.rst
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ How to release a new version
 
 #. Revise the version numbers in each parsers and their man pages
 
+#. Revise the version number in writer-json.c
+
 #. Regenerate rst files under ``docs/man``.
 
 #. Put an annotation tag for the version and push it to ``github.com/universal-ctags/ctags``
diff --git a/main/ctags.h b/main/ctags.h
index 1d2becca3c..9aed6e318d 100644
--- a/main/ctags.h
+++ b/main/ctags.h
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@
  * The --version option of readtags also prints this. */
 # define PROGRAM_VERSION PACKAGE_VERSION
 #else
-# define PROGRAM_VERSION "6.0.0"
+# define PROGRAM_VERSION "6.1.0"
 #endif
 #define PROGRAM_NAME      "Universal Ctags"
 #define PROGRAM_URL       "https://ctags.io/"
-#define PROGRAM_COPYRIGHT "Copyright (C) 2015-2022"
+#define PROGRAM_COPYRIGHT "Copyright (C) 2015-2023"
 #define AUTHOR_NAME       "Universal Ctags Team"
 
 /* The concept of CURRENT and AGE is taken from libtool.
diff --git a/misc/git-tag-maybe.sh b/misc/git-tag-maybe.sh
index 431b9a3225..50a0bba0b9 100755
--- a/misc/git-tag-maybe.sh
+++ b/misc/git-tag-maybe.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-BASE=6.0
+BASE=6.1
 
 set -e
 
diff --git a/win32/config_mingw.h b/win32/config_mingw.h
index 9ecdbe1c7a..5b0f06b3ba 100644
--- a/win32/config_mingw.h
+++ b/win32/config_mingw.h
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@
 #define PACKAGE_NAME "universal-ctags"
 
 /* Define to the full name and version of this package. */
-#define PACKAGE_STRING "universal-ctags 6.0.0"
+#define PACKAGE_STRING "universal-ctags 6.1.0"
 
 /* Define to the one symbol short name of this package. */
 #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "universal-ctags"
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@
 #define PACKAGE_URL ""
 
 /* Define to the version of this package. */
-#define PACKAGE_VERSION "6.0.0"
+#define PACKAGE_VERSION "6.1.0"
 
 /* Define if the pthread_in_use() detection is hard. */
 /* #undef PTHREAD_IN_USE_DETECTION_HARD */
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@
 /* #undef USE_WINDOWS_THREADS */
 
 /* Package version. */
-#define VERSION "6.0.0"
+#define VERSION "6.1.0"
 
 /* Define to l, ll, u, ul, ull, etc., as suitable for constants of type
    'wchar_t'. */
diff --git a/win32/config_mvc.h b/win32/config_mvc.h
index c217242464..073ece59e2 100644
--- a/win32/config_mvc.h
+++ b/win32/config_mvc.h
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@
 #define PACKAGE_NAME "universal-ctags"
 
 /* Define to the full name and version of this package. */
-#define PACKAGE_STRING "universal-ctags 5.9.0"
+#define PACKAGE_STRING "universal-ctags 6.1.0"
 
 /* Define to the one symbol short name of this package. */
 #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "universal-ctags"
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@
 #define PACKAGE_URL ""
 
 /* Define to the version of this package. */
-#define PACKAGE_VERSION "5.9.0"
+#define PACKAGE_VERSION "6.1.0"
 
 /* Define if the pthread_in_use() detection is hard. */
 /* #undef PTHREAD_IN_USE_DETECTION_HARD */
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@
 /* #undef USE_WINDOWS_THREADS */
 
 /* Package version. */
-#define VERSION "5.9.0"
+#define VERSION "6.1.0"
 
 /* Define to l, ll, u, ul, ull, etc., as suitable for constants of type
    'wchar_t'. */
diff --git a/win32/ctags.exe.manifest b/win32/ctags.exe.manifest
index 74402bb920..2eaa77b36e 100644
--- a/win32/ctags.exe.manifest
+++ b/win32/ctags.exe.manifest
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
 <assembly manifestVersion="1.0" xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
-  <assemblyIdentity type="win32" name="Universal Ctags" version="6.0.0.0" />
+  <assemblyIdentity type="win32" name="Universal Ctags" version="6.1.0.0" />
   <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
     <security>
       <requestedPrivileges>
diff --git a/win32/ctags.rc b/win32/ctags.rc
index c6aae220ac..88fcda176e 100644
--- a/win32/ctags.rc
+++ b/win32/ctags.rc
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ END
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 5,9,0,0
- PRODUCTVERSION 5,9,0,0
+ FILEVERSION 6,1,0,0
+ PRODUCTVERSION 6,1,0,0
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x3fL
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
@@ -76,12 +76,12 @@ BEGIN
         BEGIN
             VALUE "CompanyName", "Universal Ctags Team"
             VALUE "FileDescription", "Universal Ctags"
-            VALUE "FileVersion", "6.0.0.0"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", "6.1.0.0"
             VALUE "InternalName", "ctags.exe"
-            VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright \251 2015-2022 Universal Ctags Team"
+            VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright \251 2015-2023 Universal Ctags Team"
             VALUE "OriginalFilename", "ctags.exe"
             VALUE "ProductName", "Universal Ctags"
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", "6.0.0.0"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", "6.1.0.0"
         END
     END
     BLOCK "VarFileInfo"