diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6054392e499..180f72332fc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## Unreleased
+## Version 1.61.0 (2026-04-10)
 
 ### API
 
diff --git a/version.gradle.kts b/version.gradle.kts
index 0ec89758431..dbffe9c215c 100644
--- a/version.gradle.kts
+++ b/version.gradle.kts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-val snapshot = true
+val snapshot = false
 
 allprojects {
   var ver = "1.61.0"