diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 112e32b..0e2b815 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "6.0.0"
+  ".": "6.1.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ae5104b..691f5a9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [6.1.0](https://github.com/trycourier/courier-java/compare/v6.0.0...v6.1.0) (2026-08-19)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **api:** add automation and journey run log endpoints ([#142](https://github.com/trycourier/courier-java/issues/142)) ([4472e82](https://github.com/trycourier/courier-java/commit/4472e826cf2bb1c7cd52d0bd89933cbaa5e150f3))
+* **api:** document section_id and section_name on a user's topic preference ([#140](https://github.com/trycourier/courier-java/issues/140)) ([c19a905](https://github.com/trycourier/courier-java/commit/c19a905638da5fe8077849efc857b6c08a3f8df2))
+
 ## [6.0.0](https://github.com/trycourier/courier-java/compare/v5.0.0...v6.0.0) (2026-08-17)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1cfc644..b7f9ed0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ The Courier Java SDK provides typed access to the Courier REST API from Java and
 ### Gradle
 
 ```kotlin
-implementation("com.courier:courier-java:6.0.0")
+implementation("com.courier:courier-java:6.1.0")
 ```
 
 ### Maven
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ implementation("com.courier:courier-java:6.0.0")
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.courier</groupId>
   <artifactId>courier-java</artifactId>
-  <version>6.0.0</version>
+  <version>6.1.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 84f12ea..aa59050 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ repositories {
 
 allprojects {
     group = "com.courier"
-    version = "6.0.0" // x-release-please-version
+    version = "6.1.0" // x-release-please-version
 }
 
 subprojects {