diff --git a/.github/changelog/1537-from-description b/.github/changelog/1537-from-description
deleted file mode 100644
index f6292bdf0..000000000
--- a/.github/changelog/1537-from-description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-Significance: patch
-Type: fixed
-
-Use specified date format for `updated` field in Outbox-Activites.
diff --git a/.github/changelog/1539-from-description b/.github/changelog/1539-from-description
deleted file mode 100644
index efe6aed49..000000000
--- a/.github/changelog/1539-from-description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-Significance: patch
-Type: fixed
-
-So not show `movedTo` attribute instead of setting it to `false` if empty.
diff --git a/.github/changelog/1540-from-description b/.github/changelog/1540-from-description
deleted file mode 100644
index 583195ee2..000000000
--- a/.github/changelog/1540-from-description
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-Significance: patch
-Type: fixed
-
-"Post Interactions" settings will now be saved to the options table.
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 409fd19c1..d33206796 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [5.6.1] - 2025-04-02
+### Fixed
+- "Post Interactions" settings will now be saved to the options table. [#1540]
+- So not show `movedTo` attribute instead of setting it to `false` if empty. [#1539]
+- Use specified date format for `updated` field in Outbox-Activites. [#1537]
+
 ## [5.6.0] - 2025-04-01
 ### Added
 - Added a Mastodon importer to move your Mastodon posts to your WordPress site. [#1502]
@@ -1113,6 +1119,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Added
 - initial
 
+[5.6.1]: https://github.com/Automattic/wordpress-activitypub/compare/5.6.0...5.6.1
 [5.6.0]: https://github.com/Automattic/wordpress-activitypub/compare/5.5.0...5.6.0
 [5.5.0]: https://github.com/Automattic/wordpress-activitypub/compare/5.4.1...5.5.0
 [5.4.1]: https://github.com/Automattic/wordpress-activitypub/compare/5.4.0...5.4.1
diff --git a/activitypub.php b/activitypub.php
index 4508d3398..1b89ee8ae 100644
--- a/activitypub.php
+++ b/activitypub.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Plugin Name: ActivityPub
  * Plugin URI: https://github.com/Automattic/wordpress-activitypub
  * Description: The ActivityPub protocol is a decentralized social networking protocol based upon the ActivityStreams 2.0 data format.
- * Version: 5.6.0
+ * Version: 5.6.1
  * Author: Matthias Pfefferle & Automattic
  * Author URI: https://automattic.com/
  * License: MIT
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 use WP_CLI;
 
-\define( 'ACTIVITYPUB_PLUGIN_VERSION', '5.6.0' );
+\define( 'ACTIVITYPUB_PLUGIN_VERSION', '5.6.1' );
 
 // Plugin related constants.
 \define( 'ACTIVITYPUB_PLUGIN_DIR', plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) );
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 1165c8e1f..f58d072d4 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Contributors: automattic, pfefferle, mattwiebe, obenland, akirk, jeherve, mediaf
 Tags: OStatus, fediverse, activitypub, activitystream
 Requires at least: 6.4
 Tested up to: 6.7
-Stable tag: 5.6.0
+Stable tag: 5.6.1
 Requires PHP: 7.2
 License: MIT
 License URI: http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
@@ -129,6 +129,12 @@ For reasons of data protection, it is not possible to see the followers of other
 
 == Changelog ==
 
+### 5.6.1 - 2025-04-02
+#### Fixed
+- "Post Interactions" settings will now be saved to the options table.
+- So not show `movedTo` attribute instead of setting it to `false` if empty.
+- Use specified date format for `updated` field in Outbox-Activites.
+
 ### 5.6.0 - 2025-04-01
 #### Added
 - Added a Mastodon importer to move your Mastodon posts to your WordPress site.