diff --git a/.version b/.version
index 42c14d1..eb3a29f 100644
--- a/.version
+++ b/.version
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "version": "v0.6.0"
+  "version": "v0.6.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3880c6f..b5680f1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [0.6.1] - 2026-09-19
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+- Close idle OTLP connections before the collector does (#184)
+
 ## [0.6.0] - 2026-09-17
 
 ### 🚀 Features