diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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 # Habitat CHANGELOG
 
-<!-- latest_release 1.6.1060 -->
-## [1.6.1060](https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/tree/1.6.1060) (2024-05-17)
+<!-- latest_release 1.6.1061 -->
+## [1.6.1061](https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/tree/1.6.1061) (2024-05-17)
 
 #### Merged Pull Requests
-- Bump rustls-webpki from 0.102.3 to 0.102.4 [#9255](https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/pull/9255) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/dependabot[bot]))
+- downgrading libc after yank of 0.2.154 [#9256](https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/pull/9256) ([mwrock](https://github.com/mwrock))
 <!-- latest_release -->
 
 <!-- release_rollup since=1.6.1041-->
 ### Changes since 1.6.1041 release
 
 #### Merged Pull Requests
+- downgrading libc after yank of 0.2.154 [#9256](https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/pull/9256) ([mwrock](https://github.com/mwrock)) <!-- 1.6.1061 -->
 - Bump rustls-webpki from 0.102.3 to 0.102.4 [#9255](https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/pull/9255) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/dependabot[bot])) <!-- 1.6.1060 -->
 - Bump serde from 1.0.201 to 1.0.202 [#9254](https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/pull/9254) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/dependabot[bot])) <!-- 1.6.1059 -->
 - Bump errno from 0.3.8 to 0.3.9 [#9253](https://github.com/habitat-sh/habitat/pull/9253) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/dependabot[bot])) <!-- 1.6.1058 -->
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
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-1.6.1060
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+1.6.1061
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