diff --git a/.prettierignore b/.prettierignore
index 2bef41ec0b..0e804e085e 100644
--- a/.prettierignore
+++ b/.prettierignore
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ packages/jaeger-ui/index.d.ts
 scripts/release-notes.py
 scripts/draft-release.py
 
-# Ignore CHANGELOG.md because prettier has different ideas about its formatting.
+# Ignore some docs because prettier has different ideas about its formatting.
 CHANGELOG.md
+RELEASE.md
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7cb91fcfa3..c9452a5480 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ Run `make changelog` to generate content.
 
 </details>
 
+## v1.61.0 (2024-09-14)
+
+Dependencies updates only.
+
 ## v1.60.0 (2024-08-05)
 
 #### 🐞 Bug fixes, Minor Improvements
diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index ca2d7a3ea9..fc1c8fa149 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@
 1. Create and merge, per approval, a PR which preps the release ([example](https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger-ui/pull/1767)).
    1. The PR title should match the format "Prepare release vX.Y.Z".
    2. CHANGELOG.md
-      - Change the version of the current release from "Next (unreleased)" to "vX.Y.Z (Month D, YYYY)" where "vX.Y.Z" is the [semver](https://semver.org) for this release.
+      - Change the version of the current release from "Next (unreleased)" to "vX.Y.Z (Month D, YYYY)",
+        where "vX.Y.Z" is the [semver](https://semver.org) for this release.
       - Run `make changelog` to list all changes since the last release.
-      - Review all changes to determine how, if at all, any externally facing APIs are impacted. This includes, but is not limited to, the UI config and URL routes such as deep-linking and configuring the embedded mode.
+      - Review all changes to determine how, if at all, any externally facing APIs are impacted.
+        This includes, but is not limited to, the UI config and URL routes such as deep-linking
+        and configuring the embedded mode.
       - If necessary, add a note detailing any impact to externally facing APIs.
    3. Update `packages/jaeger-ui/package.json#version` to refer to the version being released.
 2. Create a GitHub release.
diff --git a/packages/jaeger-ui/package.json b/packages/jaeger-ui/package.json
index ac22c3e55c..aa80bf1da9 100644
--- a/packages/jaeger-ui/package.json
+++ b/packages/jaeger-ui/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "private": true,
   "name": "jaeger-ui",
-  "version": "1.60.0",
+  "version": "1.61.0",
   "main": "src/index.tsx",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "homepage": ".",