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diff --git a/deps/utf8proc.version b/deps/utf8proc.version
index c7ce18beec728..1d9926933568e 100644
--- a/deps/utf8proc.version
+++ b/deps/utf8proc.version
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-UTF8PROC_BRANCH=v2.6.0
-UTF8PROC_SHA1=df2997a300792b8efd6a1ea9281c14dfe986d6f9
+UTF8PROC_BRANCH=v2.6.1
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diff --git a/stdlib/Unicode/test/runtests.jl b/stdlib/Unicode/test/runtests.jl
index a160df14d1d2f..e5d667a976079 100644
--- a/stdlib/Unicode/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/stdlib/Unicode/test/runtests.jl
@@ -260,6 +260,9 @@ end
             end
         end
     end
+
+    @test Base.Unicode.isgraphemebreak('α', 'β')
+    @test !Base.Unicode.isgraphemebreak('α', '\u0302')
 end
 
 @testset "#3721, #6939 up-to-date character widths" begin