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 159289e..e98bd6d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.6.1](https://github.com/vaam-apps/flutter-otel-zone/compare/v0.6.0...v0.6.1) (2026-10-09)
+
+
+### Continuous Integration
+
+* keep the crash harness's host records on every run and free its memory first ([#55](https://github.com/vaam-apps/flutter-otel-zone/issues/55)) ([20b8ac6](https://github.com/vaam-apps/flutter-otel-zone/commit/20b8ac69cc8a8c1122fdf3a1c737cad19c28024e))
+* pin the Android emulator to 37.1.11 for the crash harness ([#52](https://github.com/vaam-apps/flutter-otel-zone/issues/52)) ([39e6ef6](https://github.com/vaam-apps/flutter-otel-zone/commit/39e6ef60b89288f29fc04023569f63cf2e228df5))
+* wait out the uninstall before the crash harness reinstalls ([#54](https://github.com/vaam-apps/flutter-otel-zone/issues/54)) ([c1ec6c6](https://github.com/vaam-apps/flutter-otel-zone/commit/c1ec6c692904572f9f09cd1d666be102cc3db3af))
+
 ## [0.6.0](https://github.com/vaam-apps/flutter-otel-zone/compare/v0.5.0...v0.6.0) (2026-10-08)
 
 
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index e76b22d..723b6c6 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description: >-
   One Talker, one OpenTelemetry SDK and one guarded zone for a Flutter app.
   Every uncaught framework, async, platform and isolate error lands on the
   same sink, and a severity floor decides what is worth a metered radio.
-version: 0.6.0 # x-release-please-version
+version: 0.6.1 # x-release-please-version
 publish_to: 'none'
 repository: https://github.com/vaam-apps/flutter-otel-zone