diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 676b07ba8..cacdce546 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,15 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [Unreleased](https://github.com/solarwinds/apm-python/compare/rel-6.0.0...HEAD)
+## [Unreleased](https://github.com/solarwinds/apm-python/compare/rel-6.1.0...HEAD)
+
+## [6.1.0.0](https://github.com/solarwinds/apm-python/releases/tag/rel-6.1.0) - 2026-04-28
+
+### Changed
+- Add more exception handling ([#756](https://github.com/solarwinds/apm-python/pull/756), [#757](https://github.com/solarwinds/apm-python/pull/757))
+- Upgrade to OTel Python 1.41.0/0.62b0 ([#758](https://github.com/solarwinds/apm-python/pull/758))
+- Remove `boto` instrumentation from k8s image ([#759](https://github.com/solarwinds/apm-python/pull/759))
+- Upgrade to OTel Python 1.41.1/0.62b1 ([#762](https://github.com/solarwinds/apm-python/pull/762))
 
 ## [6.0.0](https://github.com/solarwinds/apm-python/releases/tag/rel-6.0.0) - 2026-03-25
 
diff --git a/image/requirements-nodeps-beta.txt b/image/requirements-nodeps-beta.txt
index febd07583..65f1f3e1d 100644
--- a/image/requirements-nodeps-beta.txt
+++ b/image/requirements-nodeps-beta.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-solarwinds_apm==6.0.0.0
+solarwinds_apm==6.1.0.0
diff --git a/solarwinds_apm/version.py b/solarwinds_apm/version.py
index 0f607a5d2..bbb7fd882 100644
--- a/solarwinds_apm/version.py
+++ b/solarwinds_apm/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "6.0.0"
+__version__ = "6.1.0.0"