diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9612f9ca07..922287d6ec 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.6.1](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/barretenberg-v0.5.2...barretenberg-v0.6.1) (2023-09-08)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Work around intermittent wasm webkit issue ([#2140](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/2140)) ([a9b0934](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/a9b09344c80d8628f95f859d4e2d455d61f9e7c6))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* **master:** Release 0.5.2 ([#2141](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/2141)) ([451aad6](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/451aad6ea92ebced9839ca14baae10cee327be35))
+* Release 0.5.2 ([f76b53c](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/f76b53c985116ac131a9b11b2a255feb7d0f8f13))
+* Release 0.6.1 ([1bd1a79](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/1bd1a79b0cefcd90306133aab141d992e8ea5fc3))
+
 ## [0.5.2](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/barretenberg-v0.5.2...barretenberg-v0.5.2) (2023-09-08)
 
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 578471d3fa..04967e6d3f 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v0.5.2 x-release-please-version
+v0.6.1 x-release-please-version
diff --git a/barretenberg-wasm.nix b/barretenberg-wasm.nix
index d0bb70e9f6..1843ebfc37 100644
--- a/barretenberg-wasm.nix
+++ b/barretenberg-wasm.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ in
 stdenv.mkDerivation
 {
   pname = "barretenberg.wasm";
-  version = "0.5.2"; # x-release-please-version
+  version = "0.6.1"; # x-release-please-version
 
   src = ./cpp;
 
diff --git a/barretenberg.nix b/barretenberg.nix
index 0ef1bee74f..c2e7a59c4e 100644
--- a/barretenberg.nix
+++ b/barretenberg.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ in
 buildEnv.mkDerivation
 {
   pname = "libbarretenberg";
-  version = "0.5.2"; # x-release-please-version
+  version = "0.6.1"; # x-release-please-version
 
   src = ./cpp;
 
diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index a26ba15dc6..a29d124090 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.24)
 project(
     Barretenberg
     DESCRIPTION "BN254 elliptic curve library, and PLONK SNARK prover"
-    VERSION 0.5.2 # x-release-please-version
+    VERSION 0.6.1 # x-release-please-version
     LANGUAGES CXX C
 )
 
diff --git a/ts/CHANGELOG.md b/ts/CHANGELOG.md
index ad4254d7ae..26e4f3192d 100644
--- a/ts/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/ts/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.6.1](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/barretenberg.js-v0.5.2...barretenberg.js-v0.6.1) (2023-09-08)
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* **master:** Release 0.5.2 ([#2141](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/2141)) ([451aad6](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/451aad6ea92ebced9839ca14baae10cee327be35))
+* Release 0.5.2 ([f76b53c](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/f76b53c985116ac131a9b11b2a255feb7d0f8f13))
+* Release 0.6.1 ([1bd1a79](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/1bd1a79b0cefcd90306133aab141d992e8ea5fc3))
+
 ## [0.5.2](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/barretenberg.js-v0.5.2...barretenberg.js-v0.5.2) (2023-09-08)
 
 
diff --git a/ts/package.json b/ts/package.json
index a0321ab833..5a6732f994 100644
--- a/ts/package.json
+++ b/ts/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aztec/bb.js",
-  "version": "0.5.2",
+  "version": "0.6.1",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/tree/master/circuits/cpp/barretenberg/ts",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",