diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e9a6bdb8..10628210 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,24 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [6.1.0](https://github.com/hifis-net/ansible-collection-toolkit/tree/6.1.0) (2025-08-12)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/hifis-net/ansible-collection-toolkit/compare/v6.0.1...6.1.0)
+
+**Implemented enhancements:**
+
+- Make sure to run registry metadata database migrations [\#455](https://github.com/hifis-net/ansible-collection-toolkit/pull/455) [[gitlab](https://github.com/hifis-net/ansible-collection-toolkit/labels/gitlab)] ([Normo](https://github.com/Normo))
+- Add AlmaLinux OS 9 support for GitLab role [\#440](https://github.com/hifis-net/ansible-collection-toolkit/pull/440) [[gitlab](https://github.com/hifis-net/ansible-collection-toolkit/labels/gitlab)] ([Normo](https://github.com/Normo))
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- Bump yamllint from 1.35.1 to 1.37.1 [\#453](https://github.com/hifis-net/ansible-collection-toolkit/pull/453) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot))
+- Bump molecule from 25.3.1 to 25.7.0 [\#452](https://github.com/hifis-net/ansible-collection-toolkit/pull/452) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot))
+- Bump ansible-lint from 25.1.3 to 25.7.0 [\#451](https://github.com/hifis-net/ansible-collection-toolkit/pull/451) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot))
+- Fix condition for compatibility with Ansible 2.19 [\#449](https://github.com/hifis-net/ansible-collection-toolkit/pull/449) [[ssh_keys](https://github.com/hifis-net/ansible-collection-toolkit/labels/ssh_keys)] ([tobiashuste](https://github.com/tobiashuste))
+- Fix conditionals for Ansible 2.19 [\#448](https://github.com/hifis-net/ansible-collection-toolkit/pull/448) [[unattended_upgrades](https://github.com/hifis-net/ansible-collection-toolkit/labels/unattended_upgrades)] ([sur5r](https://github.com/sur5r))
+- Bump ansible/ansible-lint from 25.6.0 to 25.7.0 [\#447](https://github.com/hifis-net/ansible-collection-toolkit/pull/447) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot))
+- Bump ansible from 11.7.0 to 11.8.0 [\#446](https://github.com/hifis-net/ansible-collection-toolkit/pull/446) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot))
+
 ## [v6.0.1](https://github.com/hifis-net/ansible-collection-toolkit/tree/v6.0.1) (2025-06-19)
 
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/hifis-net/ansible-collection-toolkit/compare/v6.0.0...v6.0.1)
diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index 16c422c4..a48c33b8 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@ authors:
     orcid: 'https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5028-6663'
 repository-code: 'https://github.com/hifis-net/ansible-collection-toolkit'
 repository-artifact: 'https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/hifis/toolkit/'
-version: v6.0.1'
-date-released: '2025-06-19'
+version: v6.1.0'
+date-released: '2025-08-12'
diff --git a/galaxy.yml b/galaxy.yml
index 303b71b0..4672a441 100644
--- a/galaxy.yml
+++ b/galaxy.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 namespace: 'hifis'
 name: 'toolkit'
-version: '6.0.1'
+version: '6.1.0'
 readme: 'README.md'
 authors:
   - 'HIFIS Software Services <support@hifis.net>'
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 616d9fb2..bb608bdb 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 [project]
 name = "ansible-collection-toolkit"
-version = "5.3.0"
+version = "6.1.0"
 description = "This collection provides production-ready Ansible roles used for providing services used in research and by research software engineers, but not exclusively."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"