diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 749f494fb..fc2ffa5b7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# 2024-08-17 version 6.1.0
+  * Add object initializer functions (#1137)
+  * Fix cmake warnings (#1133, #1137)
+
 # 2024-06-24 version 6.0.2
   * Fix header file installation to respect `CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR` (#1125)
   * Support absolute path for `CMAKE_INSTALL_*DIR` (#1121)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2e19f499c..0a99093b2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 `msgpack` for C
 ===================
 
-Version 6.0.2 [![Build Status](https://github.com/msgpack/msgpack-c/workflows/CI/badge.svg?branch=c_master)](https://github.com/msgpack/msgpack-c/actions) [![Build status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/8kstcgt79qj123mw/branch/c_master?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/redboltz/msgpack-c/branch/c_master)
+Version 6.1.0 [![Build Status](https://github.com/msgpack/msgpack-c/workflows/CI/badge.svg?branch=c_master)](https://github.com/msgpack/msgpack-c/actions) [![Build status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/8kstcgt79qj123mw/branch/c_master?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/redboltz/msgpack-c/branch/c_master)
 [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/msgpack/msgpack-c/branch/c_master/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/msgpack/msgpack-c/branch/c_master)
 
 It's like JSON but smaller and faster.
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index eca23631b..6cb9672c9 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: 6.0.2.{build}
+version: 6.1.0.{build}
 
 branches:
   only:
diff --git a/include/msgpack/version_master.h b/include/msgpack/version_master.h
index f62c867e0..ad76f7373 100644
--- a/include/msgpack/version_master.h
+++ b/include/msgpack/version_master.h
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #define MSGPACK_VERSION_MAJOR    6
-#define MSGPACK_VERSION_MINOR    0
-#define MSGPACK_VERSION_REVISION 2
+#define MSGPACK_VERSION_MINOR    1
+#define MSGPACK_VERSION_REVISION 0