diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index bcd0522..5d02000 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.6.0"
+  ".": "0.6.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6174228..a54fa57 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.6.1](https://github.com/rstreamlabs/rstream-python/compare/v0.6.0...v0.6.1) (2026-08-15)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **release:** validate Python package metadata ([3334245](https://github.com/rstreamlabs/rstream-python/commit/3334245a09f2826ccd970df432f3a03d2af3d577))
+* **release:** validate Python package metadata ([b4cdea5](https://github.com/rstreamlabs/rstream-python/commit/b4cdea5d8acc147545daf3a977d1991f80069060))
+
 ## [0.6.0](https://github.com/rstreamlabs/rstream-python/compare/v0.5.0...v0.6.0) (2026-08-15)
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index cf2b080..6a5224f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "rstreamlabs-rstream"
-version = "0.6.0"
+version = "0.6.1"
 description = "Python SDK for rstream tunnels."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"