diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 511dd5165..2f8909f19 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.6.0"
+  ".": "2.6.1"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 00819c348..6072026bc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.6.1](https://github.com/microsoft/OpenAPI.NET/compare/v2.6.0...v2.6.1) (2026-01-22)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* broken binary compatibility due to interface changes in previous version ([06f2b85](https://github.com/microsoft/OpenAPI.NET/commit/06f2b85d71e1af9cda5aca35f85942fd6d04b903))
+
 ## [2.6.0](https://github.com/microsoft/OpenAPI.NET/compare/v2.5.0...v2.6.0) (2026-01-21)
 
 
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 76cd2b183..d1eba0969 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/Microsoft/OpenAPI.NET</PackageProjectUrl>
     <Copyright>© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.</Copyright>
     <PackageTags>OpenAPI .NET</PackageTags>
-    <Version>2.6.0</Version>
+    <Version>2.6.1</Version>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <!-- https://github.com/clairernovotny/DeterministicBuilds#deterministic-builds -->
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(TF_BUILD)' == 'true'">