diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index b61ebfef..f284d38e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-2.6.1 (in development)
+2.6.1 (27 August 2023)
 ----------------------
 
 * The ``:cite:alp:`` role in the super style now also suppresses the sup tag
diff --git a/src/sphinxcontrib/bibtex/__init__.py b/src/sphinxcontrib/bibtex/__init__.py
index 248a24d4..31d60c2f 100644
--- a/src/sphinxcontrib/bibtex/__init__.py
+++ b/src/sphinxcontrib/bibtex/__init__.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def setup(app: Sphinx) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     app.add_role("footcite", FootCiteRole())
 
     return {
-        "version": "2.6.1a3",
+        "version": "2.6.1",
         "env_version": 9,
         "parallel_read_safe": True,
         "parallel_write_safe": True,