diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 0c576fdaaffa..5d78e47768d5 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.60.1"
+  ".": "2.61.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8685bab0429d..ac12cda100cf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,87 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.61.0](https://github.com/mdn/yari/compare/v2.60.1...v2.61.0) (2024-08-08)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **cli:** Fix recursive document deletion ([#9486](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/9486)) ([7b10636](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/7b1063657160a58cb60a06e71ddf817cb34d9c54))
+* **pong:** support custom colors for new sidebar format ([#11498](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11498)) ([a0f2afd](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/a0f2afd1574a6778b92b4e3b940c0b0e91560d8a))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **baseline:** hide when feature status differs from BCD key status ([#11547](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11547)) ([b493ff2](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/b493ff28fa2e931c004e4229ee89574b5eede017))
+* **baseline:** support ranged dates, use upstream types ([#11536](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11536)) ([2782f97](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/2782f97b587df5ce58a406ca491af2d094543076))
+* **notecard:** misaligned icon, excessive internal padding ([#11467](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11467)) ([5bc2965](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/5bc29659e167bad2c09c8ad249ed7fadcb15a754))
+* **observatory:** better glean error keys ([#11597](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11597)) ([985a416](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/985a4161a7c755b41e2be15c120e4ccafe31340d))
+* **placement:** reuse TextColor/BackgroundColor for "AD" link ([#11540](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11540)) ([16a6717](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/16a6717933b1c72d5014e1310133ff5e28578fd5))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* **baseline:** update learn more link to glossary entry ([#11532](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11532)) ([a291a6a](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/a291a6a1e62ebac5dc8ef41b89381500dc7377a0))
+* **deps-dev:** bump @babel/core from 7.24.9 to 7.25.2 ([#11563](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11563)) ([b280432](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/b280432d9718786503a8e09f033e3f5f8d394684))
+* **deps-dev:** bump @babel/eslint-parser from 7.24.8 to 7.25.1 ([#11553](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11553)) ([9145b40](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/9145b408926e20ff73e018a544738842cfa387c7))
+* **deps-dev:** bump @babel/preset-env from 7.24.8 to 7.25.0 ([#11556](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11556)) ([3d94971](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/3d9497115f84a283a37f85ea1ea87f327bac97be))
+* **deps-dev:** bump @babel/preset-env from 7.25.0 to 7.25.2 ([#11561](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11561)) ([170194e](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/170194e5aa9d3311133757659709a5ab073cea90))
+* **deps-dev:** bump @babel/preset-env from 7.25.2 to 7.25.3 ([#11574](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11574)) ([e670f69](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/e670f6971de161198bdb36999603f9214604baca))
+* **deps-dev:** bump @playwright/test from 1.45.3 to 1.46.0 ([#11600](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11600)) ([479bbbe](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/479bbbe993549fbbe41257b551d441752f33b066))
+* **deps-dev:** bump @swc/core from 1.7.0 to 1.7.1 ([#11533](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11533)) ([30e87c6](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/30e87c633be2d47a7d4fabe153c7fa70bee30148))
+* **deps-dev:** bump @swc/core from 1.7.1 to 1.7.2 ([#11543](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11543)) ([04c1579](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/04c1579d954dccaa8107264f6c372df4ca0affa4))
+* **deps-dev:** bump @swc/core from 1.7.2 to 1.7.3 ([#11559](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11559)) ([1461f58](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/1461f58ea4e693f25912781bd54611c65c64be3f))
+* **deps-dev:** bump @swc/core from 1.7.3 to 1.7.4 ([#11573](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11573)) ([c8a826b](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/c8a826b374913aabdfbe3a910671bb4f668daf6d))
+* **deps-dev:** bump @swc/core from 1.7.4 to 1.7.5 ([#11581](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11581)) ([25570b8](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/25570b8a6a802edf7f2e1b64ea1a0c46bc9f95f2))
+* **deps-dev:** bump @swc/core from 1.7.5 to 1.7.6 ([#11588](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11588)) ([bd7c123](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/bd7c1236c20e9d83accf5e4b8065d9dfdbccbeec))
+* **deps-dev:** bump browserslist from 4.23.2 to 4.23.3 ([#11583](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11583)) ([84f2569](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/84f256958fa60a2d4f92c4edbd57bdb85ccf8e74))
+* **deps-dev:** bump eslint-plugin-jest from 28.6.0 to 28.7.0 ([#11593](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11593)) ([e136501](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/e136501d17bdb8d88b8056b5a5360760a5091357))
+* **deps-dev:** bump eslint-plugin-jest from 28.7.0 to 28.8.0 ([#11612](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11612)) ([9ad8658](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/9ad8658ef22e78fb1fddf35f6ff51a633880e143))
+* **deps-dev:** bump eslint-plugin-n from 17.10.1 to 17.10.2 ([#11594](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11594)) ([e51f9e0](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/e51f9e0020a161a6e7881ae1cff6f483b21a7d0e))
+* **deps-dev:** bump eslint-plugin-n from 17.9.0 to 17.10.1 ([#11545](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11545)) ([6ca9a43](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/6ca9a43d67158c28db557c0bb863685f600ee7ad))
+* **deps-dev:** bump eslint-plugin-unicorn from 54.0.0 to 55.0.0 ([#11539](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11539)) ([0cc49fc](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/0cc49fc1121a99a6d262b36d8a789817e6be074e))
+* **deps-dev:** bump husky from 9.1.1 to 9.1.2 ([#11544](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11544)) ([03984c6](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/03984c6225134bf8cc5594f94ab53a8fd686ac1b))
+* **deps-dev:** bump husky from 9.1.2 to 9.1.3 ([#11558](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11558)) ([71ce3cf](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/71ce3cf273b1d5ccd5dd5df970d2f2b72dd14add))
+* **deps-dev:** bump husky from 9.1.3 to 9.1.4 ([#11562](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11562)) ([1e16d84](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/1e16d843096c764d71071701ed0dcc1ddeeb588d))
+* **deps-dev:** bump postcss from 8.4.39 to 8.4.40 ([#11538](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11538)) ([72781eb](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/72781eb0109dbbaccf93b5f910dc19ef15c7becb))
+* **deps-dev:** bump postcss from 8.4.40 to 8.4.41 ([#11601](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11601)) ([804d452](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/804d452e146842028410129cc02c169c75e36c47))
+* **deps-dev:** bump react-router-dom from 6.25.1 to 6.26.0 ([#11585](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11585)) ([c8e3ac3](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/c8e3ac328558dd4f8b31722dac2ae3aa7adde70d))
+* **deps-dev:** bump sass-loader from 14.2.1 to 15.0.0 ([#11535](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11535)) ([8914a11](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/8914a11bbc7d4840f362923fde91632717bcacb4))
+* **deps-dev:** bump the dependencies group in /testing/integration with 2 updates ([#11595](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11595)) ([7bae7f8](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/7bae7f83ae34f897d50d6460dc9d086060eec006))
+* **deps-dev:** bump ts-jest from 29.2.0 to 29.2.4 ([#11575](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11575)) ([793fdc0](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/793fdc068b31bd41a47e5fe50375cde843b0075d))
+* **deps-dev:** bump typescript-eslint from 7.17.0 to 7.18.0 ([#11565](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11565)) ([2ae593f](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/2ae593ff2847ed87a33f37d5a76bf5a9254276d3))
+* **deps:** bump [@zip](https://github.com/zip).js/zip.js from 2.7.47 to 2.7.48 in /client/pwa ([#11568](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11568)) ([c45984b](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/c45984bc8f6e449cad865e897ecd064d06a832ca))
+* **deps:** bump @mdn/browser-compat-data from 5.5.40 to 5.5.41 ([#11534](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11534)) ([86a9276](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/86a92766bf69af52e8bb7de05fcdd381190c48f4))
+* **deps:** bump @mdn/browser-compat-data from 5.5.41 to 5.5.42 ([#11555](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11555)) ([06de257](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/06de257bf9ad92d302403ccfbaaf0ff4789e97cf))
+* **deps:** bump @mdn/browser-compat-data from 5.5.42 to 5.5.43 ([#11566](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11566)) ([64d1c10](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/64d1c1017a4b6c1796df0de1d8d3fd0d090ac2d6))
+* **deps:** bump @mdn/browser-compat-data from 5.5.43 to 5.5.44 ([#11589](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11589)) ([902dc82](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/902dc821157fe778e9b4e4ea4f9d2d7a0b74fb48))
+* **deps:** bump @mdn/browser-compat-data from 5.5.44 to 5.5.45 ([#11605](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11605)) ([01312ac](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/01312acbe348c86e5794aae9ea209da91be2536c))
+* **deps:** bump @mozilla/glean from 5.0.2 to 5.0.3 ([#11590](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11590)) ([be17613](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/be176133429e0191bddae06b22ab8a038ba7c615))
+* **deps:** bump @sentry/node from 8.19.0 to 8.20.0 in the sentry group ([#11537](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11537)) ([c99b94d](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/c99b94dd78793d612c836e2325ef95287d818075))
+* **deps:** bump @sentry/node from 8.20.0 to 8.21.0 in the sentry group ([#11567](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11567)) ([8c092a1](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/8c092a16822adb8885010d5126c8dad130a1d839))
+* **deps:** bump @sentry/node from 8.21.0 to 8.22.0 in the sentry group ([#11571](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11571)) ([976302c](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/976302c5bf2fff746d4a24a74ec1c5edb23b4f77))
+* **deps:** bump @sentry/node from 8.22.0 to 8.23.0 in the sentry group ([#11598](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11598)) ([f1aa8d6](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/f1aa8d65416c3c7f8297b088743e439f7a4c99bd))
+* **deps:** bump @sentry/node from 8.23.0 to 8.24.0 in the sentry group ([#11602](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11602)) ([6e79ac8](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/6e79ac80603fdc7db4e8e2f6dc694a300a406c13))
+* **deps:** bump @stripe/stripe-js from 4.1.0 to 4.2.0 ([#11610](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11610)) ([eae9c62](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/eae9c6224754996f46a0ad225f9fac0c4432da9b))
+* **deps:** bump @webref/css from 6.13.1 to 6.14.0 ([#11542](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11542)) ([deedd01](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/deedd0169bcfaff9547e2e4b028fd1bf3cfbdeeb))
+* **deps:** bump @webref/css from 6.14.0 to 6.14.1 ([#11576](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11576)) ([d62b071](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/d62b071f0ef89324ac583208908e0eada829dded))
+* **deps:** bump fast-xml-parser from 4.3.4 to 4.4.1 ([#11560](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11560)) ([3ca992d](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/3ca992d29bfbc7475a84f3d6fdae8f33b8d6ad50))
+* **deps:** bump file-type from 19.3.0 to 19.4.0 ([#11587](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11587)) ([350d84b](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/350d84b8bd1725e74204c82a41a21e5b9d4daede))
+* **deps:** bump is-svg from 5.0.1 to 5.1.0 ([#11592](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11592)) ([a33a589](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/a33a5891261217252d31a22768cdffd3c68dd397))
+* **deps:** bump mdn-data from 2.8.0 to 2.9.0 ([#11579](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11579)) ([d930863](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/d930863abcb20d52170ab95b670a2676e26f7451))
+* **deps:** bump openai from 4.53.0 to 4.53.1 ([#11541](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11541)) ([f0ec2be](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/f0ec2be6f3a88e34831f5a090dd153dfb390efb9))
+* **deps:** bump openai from 4.53.1 to 4.53.2 ([#11551](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11551)) ([65e3304](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/65e33046fc483b3172857e667e72e9213a2d4311))
+* **deps:** bump openai from 4.53.2 to 4.54.0 ([#11580](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11580)) ([3abbc12](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/3abbc125f5654fcb488ffb425b4838f421e393eb))
+* **deps:** bump openai from 4.54.0 to 4.55.0 ([#11604](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11604)) ([9bfd688](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/9bfd68821e499fdaf19ad266cf38c153baca1401))
+* **deps:** bump pytest from 8.3.1 to 8.3.2 in /testing/integration in the dependencies group ([#11550](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11550)) ([c621908](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/c62190864e1df2109e6a9baa1b67c787aaa126d1))
+* **deps:** bump the dependencies group in /deployer with 2 updates ([#11549](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11549)) ([d2f8f33](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/d2f8f33a56cfd3577ba2824ed3bee3c1c5c08149))
+* **deps:** bump the dependencies group in /deployer with 3 updates ([#11596](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11596)) ([ae82324](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/ae823240ccefe07b2e6d4f78513bcd3bff6f2f22))
+* **deps:** bump web-features from 1.0.0 to 1.1.0 ([#11603](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11603)) ([c0958e1](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/c0958e125c09322b9bd254eb55dd8ba2ae98920a))
+* **deps:** bump web-specs from 3.13.1 to 3.14.0 ([#11557](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11557)) ([133a730](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/133a730db5a1b2eb88cd07d7d01c8ab2c1d7c870))
+* **deps:** bump web-specs from 3.14.0 to 3.15.0 ([#11564](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11564)) ([7beb00c](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/7beb00c1867a6810003dbec4102f32f799d93073))
+* **deps:** bump web-specs from 3.15.0 to 3.16.0 ([#11577](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11577)) ([4da5e67](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/4da5e679f94a5afb327c40b3b0d486b4c884afce))
+* **macros/LearnSidebar:** add Japanese translation for 5 locations ([#11507](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11507)) ([b342cae](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/b342cae8161fbd1ecb03b29692c52d239a3b8fec))
+* **survey:** august 2024 web app survey ([#11570](https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/11570)) ([b5ecb29](https://github.com/mdn/yari/commit/b5ecb29c4b485d6c635c94d9bf3c3a22b1a696de))
+
 ## [2.60.1](https://github.com/mdn/yari/compare/v2.60.0...v2.60.1) (2024-07-23)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4571927f7fb9..5a6cd4323514 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@mdn/yari",
-  "version": "2.60.1",
+  "version": "2.61.0",
   "repository": "https://github.com/mdn/yari",
   "license": "MPL-2.0",
   "author": "MDN Web Docs",