diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7901062b89..e5515f1015 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+Changes in [2.6.1](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/releases/tag/v2.6.1) (2020-05-22)
+===================================================================================================
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/compare/v2.6.0...v2.6.1)
+
+ * Fix key backup restore with SSSS
+   [\#4617](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/4617)
+ * Remove SSSS key upgrade check from rageshake
+   [\#4616](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/4616)
+
 Changes in [2.6.0](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/releases/tag/v2.6.0) (2020-05-19)
 ===================================================================================================
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/compare/v2.6.0-rc.1...v2.6.0)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 193fb86218..50ff2c7a0f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "matrix-react-sdk",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.6.1",
   "description": "SDK for matrix.org using React",
   "author": "matrix.org",
   "repository": {