diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index c20c8ac5..b8d12d73 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.6
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+2.6.1
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diff --git a/docs/source/changelog.rst b/docs/source/changelog.rst
index 07e0a243..190f82ad 100644
--- a/docs/source/changelog.rst
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@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+v2.6.1 (2025-12-16)
+-------------------
+Release note: `v2.6.1 <https://github.com/ispras/dedoc/releases/tag/v2.6.1>`_
+
+* Fixed some bugs in `DocxReader`.
+* Replace outdated `pylzma` dependency by `py7zr`.
+
 v2.6 (2025-09-19)
 -----------------
 Release note: `v2.6 <https://github.com/ispras/dedoc/releases/tag/v2.6>`_