diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index d3ba1aa93..3e0b17360 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+mkdocs-material-2.6.1 (2018-02-11)
+
+  * Fixed #690: Duplicate slashes in source file URLs
+  * Fixed #696: Active page highlight not working with default palette
+  * Added ability to override Disqus integration using metadata
+  * Adjusted German translations
+
 mkdocs-material-2.6.0 (2018-02-02)
 
   * Moved default search configuration to default translation (English)
diff --git a/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/release-notes.md
index c38b92120..5db6b7457 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@ pip show mkdocs-material
 
 ## Changelog
 
+### 2.6.1 <small>_ February 11, 2018</small>
+
+* Fixed [#690][690]: Duplicate slashes in source file URLs
+* Fixed [#696][696]: Active page highlight not working with default palette
+* Added ability to override Disqus integration using metadata
+* Adjusted German translations
+
+  [690]: https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/issues/690
+  [696]: https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/issues/696
+
 ### 2.6.0 <small>_ February 2, 2018</small>
 
 * Moved default search configuration to default translation (English)
@@ -53,7 +63,9 @@ pip show mkdocs-material
 
 ### 2.5.4 <small>_ January 29, 2018</small>
 
-* Fixed #683: `gh-deploy` fails inside Docker
+* Fixed [#683][683]: `gh-deploy` fails inside Docker
+
+  [683]: https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/issues/683
 
 ### 2.5.3 <small>_ January 25, 2018</small>
 
diff --git a/material/base.html b/material/base.html
index 3c9473419..e1e9fb55e 100644
--- a/material/base.html
+++ b/material/base.html
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         <meta name="lang:{{ key }}" content="{{ lang.t(key) }}">
       {% endfor %}
       <link rel="shortcut icon" href="{{ base_url }}/{{ config.theme.favicon }}">
-      <meta name="generator" content="mkdocs-{{ mkdocs_version }}, mkdocs-material-2.6.0">
+      <meta name="generator" content="mkdocs-{{ mkdocs_version }}, mkdocs-material-2.6.1">
     {% endblock %}
     {% block htmltitle %}
       {% if page and page.meta and page.meta.title %}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 640efa8c1..f92b1d959 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mkdocs-material",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.6.1",
   "description": "A Material Design theme for MkDocs",
   "keywords": [
     "mkdocs",