diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 6606da1..902c4c2 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 CHANGES
 =======
 
-master (unreleased)
--------------------
+2.6.1 (2017.01.11)
+------------------
 
 * Fix infinite recursion with multiple `MonitorField` and `defer()` or `only()`
   on Django 1.10+. Thanks Romain Garrigues. Merge of GH-242, fixes GH-241.
diff --git a/model_utils/__init__.py b/model_utils/__init__.py
index 0df8970..318a042 100644
--- a/model_utils/__init__.py
+++ b/model_utils/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 from .choices import Choices
 from .tracker import FieldTracker, ModelTracker
 
-__version__ = '2.6.1.a1'
+__version__ = '2.6.1'