diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 321c28d68..ef6a0728b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+<a name="v2.61.0"></a>
+### v2.61.0 (2020-09-12)
+
+#### Features
+
+* add back support for GET requests to the 'pacts for verification' API with a deprecation notice in the response	 ([8f45cc9f](/../../commit/8f45cc9f))
+
 <a name="v2.60.1"></a>
 ### v2.60.1 (2020-09-10)
 
diff --git a/lib/pact_broker/version.rb b/lib/pact_broker/version.rb
index 32357254d..ae7c24695 100644
--- a/lib/pact_broker/version.rb
+++ b/lib/pact_broker/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module PactBroker
-  VERSION = '2.60.1'
+  VERSION = '2.61.0'
 end