diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9187d76..db795ab 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## Unreleased
+## [6.1] - 2022-10-31
 ### Updated
 - Update dependencies in `pom.xml`
 - `iso_3166-1.json` from iso-codes 4.11.0
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1f07f62..e2cec6a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   <groupId>io.github.ilri.cgspace</groupId>
   <artifactId>cgspace-java-helpers</artifactId>
-  <version>6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>6.1</version>
 
   <name>cgspace-java-helpers</name>
   <url>https://github.com/ilri/cgspace-java-helpers</url>