diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bfab0c68..e1c228d0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 Most recent change on the bottom.
 
 
-## Unreleased - 0.6.1
+## Unreleased
+
+
+## [0.6.1] - 2024-7-9
 ### Added
 - add support for equivariance testing of arbitrary Cartesian tensor outputs
 - [Breaking] use entry points for `nequip.extension`s (e.g. for field registration)
diff --git a/nequip/_version.py b/nequip/_version.py
index 8e22989a..6c1533d0 100644
--- a/nequip/_version.py
+++ b/nequip/_version.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 # See Python packaging guide
 # https://packaging.python.org/guides/single-sourcing-package-version/
 
-__version__ = "0.6.0"
+__version__ = "0.6.1"