diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 155c6c1..003f3de 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [2.6.1] (11/XX/2025)
+
+### Fixed
+* Fixed the run-time dependencies of `mkl-service` package to explicitly depend on a non–free-threaded (GIL-enabled) Python [gh-111](github.com/IntelPython/mkl-service/pull/111)
+
 ## [2.6.0] (10/06/2025)
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/conda-recipe/meta.yaml b/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
index 3509c52..ea420be 100644
--- a/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ requirements:
       - {{ stdlib('c') }}
     host:
       - python
+      - python-gil     # [py>=314]
       - pip >=25.0
       - setuptools >=77
       - mkl-devel
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ requirements:
       - python-build >=1.2.2
     run:
       - python
+      - python-gil     # [py>=314]
       - {{ pin_compatible('mkl') }}
 
 test: