diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7233b2729..a47efc3bb 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ homepage = "https://www.mongodb.com/docs/drivers/rust/"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 readme = "README.md"
 name = "mongodb"
-version = "2.6.0"
+version = "2.6.1"
 
 exclude = [
     "etc/**",
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9edf3e0e3..82da06cae 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ The driver tests against Linux, MacOS, and Windows in CI.
 The driver is available on [crates.io](https://crates.io/crates/mongodb). To use the driver in your application, simply add it to your project's `Cargo.toml`.
 ```toml
 [dependencies]
-mongodb = "2.6.0"
+mongodb = "2.6.1"
 ```
 
 Version 1 of this crate has reached end of life and will no longer be receiving any updates or bug fixes, so all users are recommended to always depend on the latest 2.x release. See the [2.0.0 release notes](https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-rust-driver/releases/tag/v2.0.0) for migration information if upgrading from a 1.x version.
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ The driver supports both of the most popular async runtime crates, namely [`toki
 For example, to instruct the driver to work with [`async-std`](https://crates.io/crates/async-std), add the following to your `Cargo.toml`:
 ```toml
 [dependencies.mongodb]
-version = "2.6.0"
+version = "2.6.1"
 default-features = false
 features = ["async-std-runtime"]
 ```
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ features = ["async-std-runtime"]
 The driver also provides a blocking sync API. To enable this, add the `"sync"` or `"tokio-sync"` feature to your `Cargo.toml`:
 ```toml
 [dependencies.mongodb]
-version = "2.6.0"
+version = "2.6.1"
 features = ["tokio-sync"]
 ```
 Using the `"sync"` feature also requires using `default-features = false`.
diff --git a/manual/src/installation_features.md b/manual/src/installation_features.md
index df7552530..ca9a20a59 100644
--- a/manual/src/installation_features.md
+++ b/manual/src/installation_features.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ The driver supports both of the most popular async runtime crates, namely [`toki
 For example, to instruct the driver to work with [`async-std`](https://crates.io/crates/async-std), add the following to your `Cargo.toml`:
 ```toml
 [dependencies.mongodb]
-version = "2.6.0"
+version = "2.6.1"
 default-features = false
 features = ["async-std-runtime"]
 ```
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ features = ["async-std-runtime"]
 The driver also provides a blocking sync API. To enable this, add the `"sync"` or `"tokio-sync"` feature to your `Cargo.toml`:
 ```toml
 [dependencies.mongodb]
-version = "2.6.0"
+version = "2.6.1"
 features = ["tokio-sync"]
 ```
 Using the `"sync"` feature also requires using `default-features = false`.
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 292f70e94..63902b47b 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 //! your application, simply add it to your project's `Cargo.toml`.
 //! ```toml
 //! [dependencies]
-//! mongodb = "2.6.0"
+//! mongodb = "2.6.1"
 //! ```
 //!
 //! ### Configuring the async runtime
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 //! add the following to your `Cargo.toml`:
 //! ```toml
 //! [dependencies.mongodb]
-//! version = "2.6.0"
+//! version = "2.6.1"
 //! default-features = false
 //! features = ["async-std-runtime"]
 //! ```
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 //! feature to your `Cargo.toml`:
 //! ```toml
 //! [dependencies.mongodb]
-//! version = "2.6.0"
+//! version = "2.6.1"
 //! features = ["tokio-sync"]
 //! ```
 //! Using the `"sync"` feature also requires using `default-features = false`.
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@
 )]
 #![cfg_attr(docsrs, feature(doc_auto_cfg))]
 #![cfg_attr(test, type_length_limit = "80000000")]
-#![doc(html_root_url = "https://docs.rs/mongodb/2.6.0")]
+#![doc(html_root_url = "https://docs.rs/mongodb/2.6.1")]
 
 #[cfg(all(feature = "aws-auth", feature = "async-std-runtime"))]
 compile_error!("The `aws-auth` feature flag is only supported on the tokio runtime.");