diff --git a/doc/changelog.rst b/doc/changelog.rst
index e04452e483..4a2a634f41 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.rst
+++ b/doc/changelog.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+Changes in Version 4.6.1
+------------------------
+
+PyMongo 4.6.1 fixes the following bug:
+
+- Ensure retryable read ``OperationFailure`` errors re-raise exception when 0 or NoneType error code is provided.
+
 Changes in Version 4.6
 ----------------------
 
diff --git a/pymongo/_version.py b/pymongo/_version.py
index c1b30dc88f..d1767be3d7 100644
--- a/pymongo/_version.py
+++ b/pymongo/_version.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 from typing import Tuple, Union
 
-version_tuple: Tuple[Union[int, str], ...] = (4, 6, 0)
+version_tuple: Tuple[Union[int, str], ...] = (4, 6, 1)
 
 
 def get_version_string() -> str: