diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6fd4fa2..8689837 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [2.6.1] - 2024-04-11
+
+### Added
+
+- Allow PEM keys to specify a password (#392 thanks to @jeremyowensboggs)
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Updated erlang JOSE to deal with CVE-2023-50966 (#418 thanks to @up2jj)
+
 ## [2.6.0] - 2023-01-29
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d6661fc..18ceb4b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ Add `:joken` to your list of dependencies in `mix.exs`:
 ``` elixir
 def deps do
   # .. other deps
-  {:joken, "~> 2.5"},
+  {:joken, "~> 2.6"},
   # Recommended JSON library
-  {:jason, "~> 1.3"}
+  {:jason, "~> 1.4"}
 end
 ```
 
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index d370b1e..f883651 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ defmodule Joken.Mixfile do
   use Mix.Project
 
   @source_url "https://github.com/joken-elixir/joken"
-  @version "2.6.0"
+  @version "2.6.1"
 
   def project do
     [