diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 624b0043d..6ed76fccb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [v6.1.0] - 2025-07-24
+
 ### Added
 
 - Added the ability to set timeout for Opensearch and Elasticsearch clients by setting the environmental variable `ES_TIMEOUT` [#408](https://github.com/stac-utils/stac-fastapi-elasticsearch-opensearch/pull/408)
@@ -440,7 +442,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 - Use genexp in execute_search and get_all_collections to return results.
 - Added db_to_stac serializer to item_collection method in core.py.
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/stac-utils/stac-fastapi-elasticsearch-opensearch/compare/v6.0.0...main
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/stac-utils/stac-fastapi-elasticsearch-opensearch/compare/v6.1.0...main
+[v6.1.0]: https://github.com/stac-utils/stac-fastapi-elasticsearch-opensearch/compare/v6.0.0...v6.1.0
 [v6.0.0]: https://github.com/stac-utils/stac-fastapi-elasticsearch-opensearch/compare/v5.0.0...v6.0.0
 [v5.0.0]: https://github.com/stac-utils/stac-fastapi-elasticsearch-opensearch/compare/v4.2.0...v5.0.0
 [v4.2.0]: https://github.com/stac-utils/stac-fastapi-elasticsearch-opensearch/compare/v4.1.0...v4.2.0
diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index ba1ac57d5..056655951 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       - STAC_FASTAPI_TITLE=stac-fastapi-elasticsearch
       - STAC_FASTAPI_DESCRIPTION=A STAC FastAPI with an Elasticsearch backend
-      - STAC_FASTAPI_VERSION=6.0.0
+      - STAC_FASTAPI_VERSION=6.1.0
       - STAC_FASTAPI_LANDING_PAGE_ID=stac-fastapi-elasticsearch
       - APP_HOST=0.0.0.0
       - APP_PORT=8080
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       - STAC_FASTAPI_TITLE=stac-fastapi-opensearch
       - STAC_FASTAPI_DESCRIPTION=A STAC FastAPI with an Opensearch backend
-      - STAC_FASTAPI_VERSION=6.0.0
+      - STAC_FASTAPI_VERSION=6.1.0
       - STAC_FASTAPI_LANDING_PAGE_ID=stac-fastapi-opensearch
       - APP_HOST=0.0.0.0
       - APP_PORT=8082
diff --git a/examples/auth/compose.basic_auth.yml b/examples/auth/compose.basic_auth.yml
index 795d4fb4e..1a48d04d1 100644
--- a/examples/auth/compose.basic_auth.yml
+++ b/examples/auth/compose.basic_auth.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       - STAC_FASTAPI_TITLE=stac-fastapi-elasticsearch
       - STAC_FASTAPI_DESCRIPTION=A STAC FastAPI with an Elasticsearch backend
-      - STAC_FASTAPI_VERSION=6.0.0
+      - STAC_FASTAPI_VERSION=6.1.0
       - STAC_FASTAPI_LANDING_PAGE_ID=stac-fastapi-elasticsearch
       - APP_HOST=0.0.0.0
       - APP_PORT=8080
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       - STAC_FASTAPI_TITLE=stac-fastapi-opensearch
       - STAC_FASTAPI_DESCRIPTION=A STAC FastAPI with an Opensearch backend
-      - STAC_FASTAPI_VERSION=6.0.0
+      - STAC_FASTAPI_VERSION=6.1.0
       - STAC_FASTAPI_LANDING_PAGE_ID=stac-fastapi-opensearch
       - APP_HOST=0.0.0.0
       - APP_PORT=8082
diff --git a/examples/auth/compose.oauth2.yml b/examples/auth/compose.oauth2.yml
index c1756e5dd..218bea18e 100644
--- a/examples/auth/compose.oauth2.yml
+++ b/examples/auth/compose.oauth2.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       - STAC_FASTAPI_TITLE=stac-fastapi-elasticsearch
       - STAC_FASTAPI_DESCRIPTION=A STAC FastAPI with an Elasticsearch backend
-      - STAC_FASTAPI_VERSION=6.0.0
+      - STAC_FASTAPI_VERSION=6.1.0
       - STAC_FASTAPI_LANDING_PAGE_ID=stac-fastapi-elasticsearch
       - APP_HOST=0.0.0.0
       - APP_PORT=8080
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       - STAC_FASTAPI_TITLE=stac-fastapi-opensearch
       - STAC_FASTAPI_DESCRIPTION=A STAC FastAPI with an Opensearch backend
-      - STAC_FASTAPI_VERSION=6.0.0
+      - STAC_FASTAPI_VERSION=6.1.0
       - STAC_FASTAPI_LANDING_PAGE_ID=stac-fastapi-opensearch
       - APP_HOST=0.0.0.0
       - APP_PORT=8082
diff --git a/examples/auth/compose.route_dependencies.yml b/examples/auth/compose.route_dependencies.yml
index c08ddbc46..834ba87ea 100644
--- a/examples/auth/compose.route_dependencies.yml
+++ b/examples/auth/compose.route_dependencies.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       - STAC_FASTAPI_TITLE=stac-fastapi-elasticsearch
       - STAC_FASTAPI_DESCRIPTION=A STAC FastAPI with an Elasticsearch backend
-      - STAC_FASTAPI_VERSION=6.0.0
+      - STAC_FASTAPI_VERSION=6.1.0
       - STAC_FASTAPI_LANDING_PAGE_ID=stac-fastapi-elasticsearch
       - APP_HOST=0.0.0.0
       - APP_PORT=8080
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       - STAC_FASTAPI_TITLE=stac-fastapi-opensearch
       - STAC_FASTAPI_DESCRIPTION=A STAC FastAPI with an Opensearch backend
-      - STAC_FASTAPI_VERSION=6.0.0
+      - STAC_FASTAPI_VERSION=6.1.0
       - STAC_FASTAPI_LANDING_PAGE_ID=stac-fastapi-opensearch
       - APP_HOST=0.0.0.0
       - APP_PORT=8082
diff --git a/examples/rate_limit/compose.rate_limit.yml b/examples/rate_limit/compose.rate_limit.yml
index 41fbf6e1b..f8f11d90d 100644
--- a/examples/rate_limit/compose.rate_limit.yml
+++ b/examples/rate_limit/compose.rate_limit.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       - STAC_FASTAPI_TITLE=stac-fastapi-elasticsearch
       - STAC_FASTAPI_DESCRIPTION=A STAC FastAPI with an Elasticsearch backend
-      - STAC_FASTAPI_VERSION=6.0.0
+      - STAC_FASTAPI_VERSION=6.1.0
       - STAC_FASTAPI_LANDING_PAGE_ID=stac-fastapi-elasticsearch
       - APP_HOST=0.0.0.0
       - APP_PORT=8080
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       - STAC_FASTAPI_TITLE=stac-fastapi-opensearch
       - STAC_FASTAPI_DESCRIPTION=A STAC FastAPI with an Opensearch backend
-      - STAC_FASTAPI_VERSION=6.0.0
+      - STAC_FASTAPI_VERSION=6.1.0
       - STAC_FASTAPI_LANDING_PAGE_ID=stac-fastapi-opensearch
       - APP_HOST=0.0.0.0
       - APP_PORT=8082
diff --git a/stac_fastapi/core/stac_fastapi/core/version.py b/stac_fastapi/core/stac_fastapi/core/version.py
index d12432018..9d5c25d06 100644
--- a/stac_fastapi/core/stac_fastapi/core/version.py
+++ b/stac_fastapi/core/stac_fastapi/core/version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 """library version."""
-__version__ = "6.0.0"
+__version__ = "6.1.0"
diff --git a/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/setup.py b/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/setup.py
index e1e071a49..2bfc19083 100644
--- a/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/setup.py
+++ b/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/setup.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
     desc = f.read()
 
 install_requires = [
-    "stac-fastapi-core==6.0.0",
-    "sfeos-helpers==6.0.0",
+    "stac-fastapi-core==6.1.0",
+    "sfeos-helpers==6.1.0",
     "elasticsearch[async]~=8.18.0",
     "uvicorn~=0.23.0",
     "starlette>=0.35.0,<0.36.0",
diff --git a/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/app.py b/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/app.py
index c348822f1..7910e4224 100644
--- a/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/app.py
+++ b/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/app.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 app_config = {
     "title": os.getenv("STAC_FASTAPI_TITLE", "stac-fastapi-elasticsearch"),
     "description": os.getenv("STAC_FASTAPI_DESCRIPTION", "stac-fastapi-elasticsearch"),
-    "api_version": os.getenv("STAC_FASTAPI_VERSION", "6.0.0"),
+    "api_version": os.getenv("STAC_FASTAPI_VERSION", "6.1.0"),
     "settings": settings,
     "extensions": extensions,
     "client": CoreClient(
diff --git a/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/version.py b/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/version.py
index d12432018..9d5c25d06 100644
--- a/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/version.py
+++ b/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/stac_fastapi/elasticsearch/version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 """library version."""
-__version__ = "6.0.0"
+__version__ = "6.1.0"
diff --git a/stac_fastapi/opensearch/setup.py b/stac_fastapi/opensearch/setup.py
index 7a9ec9150..1735e617e 100644
--- a/stac_fastapi/opensearch/setup.py
+++ b/stac_fastapi/opensearch/setup.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
     desc = f.read()
 
 install_requires = [
-    "stac-fastapi-core==6.0.0",
-    "sfeos-helpers==6.0.0",
+    "stac-fastapi-core==6.1.0",
+    "sfeos-helpers==6.1.0",
     "opensearch-py~=2.8.0",
     "opensearch-py[async]~=2.8.0",
     "uvicorn~=0.23.0",
diff --git a/stac_fastapi/opensearch/stac_fastapi/opensearch/app.py b/stac_fastapi/opensearch/stac_fastapi/opensearch/app.py
index b31281fae..fbee79077 100644
--- a/stac_fastapi/opensearch/stac_fastapi/opensearch/app.py
+++ b/stac_fastapi/opensearch/stac_fastapi/opensearch/app.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
 app_config = {
     "title": os.getenv("STAC_FASTAPI_TITLE", "stac-fastapi-opensearch"),
     "description": os.getenv("STAC_FASTAPI_DESCRIPTION", "stac-fastapi-opensearch"),
-    "api_version": os.getenv("STAC_FASTAPI_VERSION", "6.0.0"),
+    "api_version": os.getenv("STAC_FASTAPI_VERSION", "6.1.0"),
     "settings": settings,
     "extensions": extensions,
     "client": CoreClient(
diff --git a/stac_fastapi/opensearch/stac_fastapi/opensearch/version.py b/stac_fastapi/opensearch/stac_fastapi/opensearch/version.py
index d12432018..9d5c25d06 100644
--- a/stac_fastapi/opensearch/stac_fastapi/opensearch/version.py
+++ b/stac_fastapi/opensearch/stac_fastapi/opensearch/version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 """library version."""
-__version__ = "6.0.0"
+__version__ = "6.1.0"
diff --git a/stac_fastapi/sfeos_helpers/setup.py b/stac_fastapi/sfeos_helpers/setup.py
index 65802aca4..845e5700b 100644
--- a/stac_fastapi/sfeos_helpers/setup.py
+++ b/stac_fastapi/sfeos_helpers/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     desc = f.read()
 
 install_requires = [
-    "stac-fastapi.core==6.0.0",
+    "stac-fastapi.core==6.1.0",
 ]
 
 setup(
diff --git a/stac_fastapi/sfeos_helpers/stac_fastapi/sfeos_helpers/version.py b/stac_fastapi/sfeos_helpers/stac_fastapi/sfeos_helpers/version.py
index d12432018..9d5c25d06 100644
--- a/stac_fastapi/sfeos_helpers/stac_fastapi/sfeos_helpers/version.py
+++ b/stac_fastapi/sfeos_helpers/stac_fastapi/sfeos_helpers/version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 """library version."""
-__version__ = "6.0.0"
+__version__ = "6.1.0"