diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index e5d72ea..7ab14c5 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+Overview of changes in GLib 2.60.6
+==================================
+
+* Fix various bugs with use of the `GKeyfileSettingsBackend` within flatpaks (!984, !985, #1825)
+
+* Bugs fixed:
+ - !993 Backport !984, !985 keyfile/portal fixes to glib-2-60
+
+
 Overview of changes in GLib 2.60.5
 ==================================
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index d76d973..578b698 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('glib', 'c', 'cpp',
-  version : '2.60.5',
+  version : '2.60.6',
   meson_version : '>= 0.48.0',
   default_options : [
     'buildtype=debugoptimized',