diff --git a/core/java/src/net/i2p/CoreVersion.java b/core/java/src/net/i2p/CoreVersion.java
index 279f5395c4..be1af6ba88 100644
--- a/core/java/src/net/i2p/CoreVersion.java
+++ b/core/java/src/net/i2p/CoreVersion.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class CoreVersion {
      *  Otherwise, the same as PUBLISHED_VERSION.
      *  RouterVersion.FULL_VERSION is suggested for display to the user.
      */
-    public final static String VERSION = "2.6.0";
+    public final static String VERSION = "2.6.1";
 
     /**
      *  The version published in the netdb via StatisticsManager.
diff --git a/history.txt b/history.txt
index 479fecb14c..5014df4395 100644
--- a/history.txt
+++ b/history.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2024-08-07 2.6.1 (API 0.9.63) released
+
+2024-08-07 idk
+ * update geoip database
+
 2024-07-25 zzz
  * Console:
    - Add translation status report (Gitlab MR !207)
diff --git a/installer/install.xml b/installer/install.xml
index 9bd7fbac78..22f0f65186 100644
--- a/installer/install.xml
+++ b/installer/install.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <info>
         <appname>i2p</appname>
-        <appversion>2.6.0</appversion>
+        <appversion>2.6.1</appversion>
         <authors>
             <author name="I2P" email="https://geti2p.net/"/>
         </authors>
diff --git a/installer/install5.xml b/installer/install5.xml
index cd696bed60..ec22681a3e 100644
--- a/installer/install5.xml
+++ b/installer/install5.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
     <info>
         <appname>i2p</appname>
-        <appversion>2.6.0</appversion>
+        <appversion>2.6.1</appversion>
         <authors>
             <author name="I2P" email="https://geti2p.net/"/>
         </authors>
diff --git a/installer/resources/GeoLite2-Country.mmdb.gz b/installer/resources/GeoLite2-Country.mmdb.gz
index e83c78a50d..20bcc69360 100644
Binary files a/installer/resources/GeoLite2-Country.mmdb.gz and b/installer/resources/GeoLite2-Country.mmdb.gz differ
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
index 9d405682d7..1984cf18c3 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ public class RouterVersion {
     public final static String VERSION = CoreVersion.VERSION;
     /** for example: "beta", "alpha", "rc" */
     public final static String QUALIFIER = "";
-    public final static long BUILD = 2;
+    public final static long BUILD = 0;
     /** for example "-test" */
-    public final static String EXTRA = "-rc";
+    public final static String EXTRA = "";
     public final static String FULL_VERSION = VERSION + "-" + BUILD + QUALIFIER + EXTRA;
 
     public static void main(String args[]) {