diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7a6048ce5..394644890 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,19 +8,26 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 ### Added
 
+### Changed
+
+### Fixed
+
+
+## [2.6.1] - 2016-02-22
+
+### Added
+
 - Add `WITH_PROFILING` option to CMake config. When enabled, this sets the
   `-fno-omit-frame-pointer` compiler option.
 
 ### Changed
 
-- Massiv speed improvements when building multipolygons.
+- Massive speed improvements when building multipolygons.
 - Uses (and includes) new version 1.3.0 of protozero library.
 - Removed dependency on Boost Iterator for PBF writer.
 - Example program `osmium_area_test` now uses `cerr` instead of `cout` for
   debug output.
 
-### Fixed
-
 
 ## [2.6.0] - 2016-02-04
 
@@ -269,7 +276,8 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
   Doxygen (up to version 1.8.8). This version contains a workaround to fix
   this.
 
-[unreleased]: https://github.com/osmcode/libosmium/compare/v2.6.0...HEAD
+[unreleased]: https://github.com/osmcode/libosmium/compare/v2.6.1...HEAD
+[2.6.1]: https://github.com/osmcode/libosmium/compare/v2.6.0...v2.6.1
 [2.6.0]: https://github.com/osmcode/libosmium/compare/v2.5.4...v2.6.0
 [2.5.4]: https://github.com/osmcode/libosmium/compare/v2.5.3...v2.5.4
 [2.5.3]: https://github.com/osmcode/libosmium/compare/v2.5.2...v2.5.3
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0e2947b9b..bc9b12ea5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ project(libosmium)
 
 set(LIBOSMIUM_VERSION_MAJOR 2)
 set(LIBOSMIUM_VERSION_MINOR 6)
-set(LIBOSMIUM_VERSION_PATCH 0)
+set(LIBOSMIUM_VERSION_PATCH 1)
 
 set(LIBOSMIUM_VERSION
     "${LIBOSMIUM_VERSION_MAJOR}.${LIBOSMIUM_VERSION_MINOR}.${LIBOSMIUM_VERSION_PATCH}")