diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e11b660bb3..05773840a1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## Changes Between 6.1.0 and 6.1.1
+
+A full list of changes can be found in the GitHub milestone: [`6.1.0`](https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-dotnet-client/milestone/50?closed=1).
+
 ## Changes Between 6.0.0 and 6.1.0
 
 This release continues with improvements to memory use and object allocations.
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index d38d68aa72..81cf94e29b 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: "6.1.0.{build}"
+version: "6.1.1.{build}"
 
 platform: Any CPU
 configuration: Release
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ image: Visual Studio 2019
 cache:
   # Note: this must match the $rabbitmq_installer_path and $erlang_installer_path values in
   # tools\appveyor\install.ps1
-  - "%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\\rabbitmq-server-3.8.3.exe"
-  - "%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\\otp_win64_23.0.1.exe"
+  - "%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\\rabbitmq-server-3.8.5.exe"
+  - "%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\\otp_win64_23.0.2.exe"
 
 install:
   - ps: .\tools\appveyor\install.ps1
diff --git a/tools/appveyor/install.ps1 b/tools/appveyor/install.ps1
index d73d6fe29e..1d2c17fec1 100644
--- a/tools/appveyor/install.ps1
+++ b/tools/appveyor/install.ps1
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ Set-StrictMode -Version 2.0
 Write-Host '[INFO] Removing all existing versions of Erlang...'
 Get-ChildItem -Path 'C:\Program Files\erl*\Uninstall.exe' | %{ Start-Process -Wait -NoNewWindow -FilePath $_ -ArgumentList '/S' }
 
-$erlang_download_url = 'http://erlang.org/download/otp_win64_23.0.1.exe'
-$erlang_installer_path = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath 'otp_win64_23.0.1.exe'
+$erlang_download_url = 'http://erlang.org/download/otp_win64_23.0.2.exe'
+$erlang_installer_path = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath 'otp_win64_23.0.2.exe'
 $erlang_install_dir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath 'erlang'
 
 Write-Host '[INFO] Downloading Erlang...'
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ else
 Write-Host "[INFO] Installing Erlang to $erlang_install_dir..."
 & $erlang_installer_path '/S' "/D=$erlang_install_dir" | Out-Null
 
-$rabbitmq_installer_download_url = 'https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/releases/download/v3.8.3/rabbitmq-server-3.8.3.exe'
-$rabbitmq_installer_path = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath 'rabbitmq-server-3.8.3.exe'
+$rabbitmq_installer_download_url = 'https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/releases/download/v3.8.3/rabbitmq-server-3.8.5.exe'
+$rabbitmq_installer_path = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath 'rabbitmq-server-3.8.5.exe'
 
 $erlang_reg_path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Ericsson\Erlang'
 if (Test-Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\')