diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fce7cd5..509a1a6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## 0.6.1 (2024-04-03)
+  * tests: relax hspec upper bound
+
 ## 0.6.0 (2023-05-10)
   * add instances for `Refined1 p f a`; use refined1 library instead of refined
     (pending upstream)
diff --git a/package.yaml b/package.yaml
index 9b51a70..72b6d70 100644
--- a/package.yaml
+++ b/package.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: strongweak
-version: 0.6.0
+version: 0.6.1
 synopsis: Convert between strong and weak representations of types
 description: Please see README.md.
 extra-source-files:
diff --git a/strongweak.cabal b/strongweak.cabal
index d6d77a8..f103a92 100644
--- a/strongweak.cabal
+++ b/strongweak.cabal
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ cabal-version: 1.12
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 
 name:           strongweak
-version:        0.6.0
+version:        0.6.1
 synopsis:       Convert between strong and weak representations of types
 description:    Please see README.md.
 category:       Data