diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8a781f1..21c291c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+### Changed
+### Fixed
+
+## [0.6.1]
+
 ### Added
 
 * Regression tests for all major algorithms that check for small changes in the main output value.
@@ -227,7 +233,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
   - Hurst exponent (`hurst_rs`)
   - detrended fluctuation analysis (DFA) (`dfa`)
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/CSchoel/nolds/compare/0.6.0..HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/CSchoel/nolds/compare/0.6.1..HEAD
+[0.6.1]: https://github.com/CSchoel/nolds/compare/0.6.0..0.6.1
 [0.6.0]: https://github.com/CSchoel/nolds/compare/0.5.2..0.6.0
 [0.5.2]: https://github.com/CSchoel/nolds/compare/0.5.1..0.5.2
 [0.5.1]: https://github.com/CSchoel/nolds/compare/0.5.0..0.5.1
diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index 1c6a6e7..cfeec19 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '0.6'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '0.6.0'
+release = '0.6.1'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6421510..27741dc 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def run(self):
 
 with io.open("README.rst", "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
     readme = f.read()
-version = '0.6.0'
+version = '0.6.1'
 setup(
     name='nolds',
     packages=['nolds'],