Release 0.6.1
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f28474c..b830f6c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 
 name = "petgraph"
-version = "0.6.0"
+version = "0.6.1"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "MIT/Apache-2.0"
 authors = [
diff --git a/RELEASES.rst b/RELEASES.rst
index 3ebfbd7..dd83286 100644
--- a/RELEASES.rst
+++ b/RELEASES.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+Version 0.6.1 (2022-05-22)
+==========================
+
+- Added clarifications on Graph docs (`491`_).
+- Fix build errors on rust 1.41 (`493`_)
+
+.. _`#491`: https://github.com/petgraph/petgraph/issues/491
+.. _`#493`: https://github.com/petgraph/petgraph/issues/493
+
 Version 0.6.0 (2021-07-04)
 ==========================