diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9fc84613f..2b3594187 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,27 @@
+# 5.2.6.1
+
+- Update translations from weblate
+- build: Add -Wsign-conversion to CXXFLAGS
+- Fix a sign propagation in calculating transaction size statistics
+- dnf5: Check offline transaction state before download
+- dnf5: Run transaction test for offline transactions
+- I18N: Mark messages in "dnf info" output for a translation
+- Fix: libdnf5-cli: TransactionSummary counters data type
+- doc: Document arch override for API users
+- I18N: Mark messages in "dnf install" output for a translation
+- swig: Add wrappers for TransactionEnvironment and TransactionGroup
+- doc: add typical dnf5 workflow
+- doc: generate `ArgumentParser` c++ docs
+- doc: generate `Vars` c++ and python docs
+- doc: add missing python ConfigRepo to match c++
+- doc: add RepoSack to both cpp and python docs
+- doc: fix order in api/c++/libdnf5.rst
+- offline: Update usage of toml11-devel
+- transaction_callbacks: Deprecate libnf5::rpm::TransactionItem alias
+- spec: Recommend dnf5-plugins if dnf-plugins-core installed
+- automatic: Use original dnf4 config file location
+- doc: dnf5-repoquery: Mention %{reason} query tag at --userinstalled
+
 # 5.2.6.0
 
 - Update translations from weblate
diff --git a/VERSION.cmake b/VERSION.cmake
index 2dfabad0e..6f2f01bb0 100644
--- a/VERSION.cmake
+++ b/VERSION.cmake
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 set(DEFAULT_PROJECT_VERSION_PRIME 5)
 set(DEFAULT_PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR 2)
 set(DEFAULT_PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR 6)
-set(DEFAULT_PROJECT_VERSION_MICRO 0)
+set(DEFAULT_PROJECT_VERSION_MICRO 1)
 
 if(DEFINED PROJECT_VERSION_PRIME)
   if(NOT ${DEFAULT_PROJECT_VERSION_PRIME} STREQUAL ${PROJECT_VERSION_PRIME})
diff --git a/dnf5.spec b/dnf5.spec
index 583a1874b..d7bcc1596 100644
--- a/dnf5.spec
+++ b/dnf5.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %global project_version_prime 5
 %global project_version_major 2
 %global project_version_minor 6
-%global project_version_micro 0
+%global project_version_micro 1
 
 %bcond dnf5_obsoletes_dnf %[0%{?fedora} > 40 || 0%{?rhel} > 11]
 
@@ -886,6 +886,9 @@ popd
 %ldconfig_scriptlets
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Sep 18 2024 Packit Team <hello@packit.dev> - 5.2.6.1-1
+- New upstream release 5.2.6.1
+
 * Mon Sep 09 2024 Packit Team <hello@packit.dev> - 5.2.6.0-1
 - New upstream release 5.2.6.0