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+# 6.1.1
+
+Hot on the heels of OpenLayers 6.x, this patch release includes a few fixes for existing functionality.  There should be nothing special needed to upgrade an application from 6.x to 6.1.1. See the 6.0.0 release notes for details on upgrading from an older version.
+
+## Changes
+
+ * [#10235](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/10235) - Various optimizations and fixes for the WebGL points renderer ([@jahow](https://github.com/jahow))
+ * [#10244](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/10244) - Update to new eslint config with no-multi-assign ([@ahocevar](https://github.com/ahocevar))
+ * [#10243](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/10243) - Store correct font value ([@ahocevar](https://github.com/ahocevar))
+ * [#10239](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/10239) - Simpler container reuse ([@ahocevar](https://github.com/ahocevar))
+ * [#10237](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/10237) - Fix layer zIndex test with falsy values ([@fredj](https://github.com/fredj))
+ * [#10221](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/10221) - Fix for undefined Source ([@Kai-W](https://github.com/Kai-W))
+ * [#10228](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/10228) - Use render tiles instead of source tiles for hit detection ([@ahocevar](https://github.com/ahocevar))
+ * [#10226](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/10226) - ABORT reproj tiles properly ([@ahocevar](https://github.com/ahocevar))
+ * [#10224](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/10224) - Vector tile hit detection fixes ([@ahocevar](https://github.com/ahocevar))
+ * [#10218](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/10218) - Documentation fixes in ol/style/expressions ([@fredj](https://github.com/fredj))
+ * [#10216](https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/10216) - Update changelog script to recognize dependabot instead of greenkeeper ([@ahocevar](https://github.com/ahocevar))
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f69b353663..9bf19e41e1 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ol",
-  "version": "6.1.0",
+  "version": "6.1.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 429a02260b..4dddf81d75 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ol",
-  "version": "6.1.0",
+  "version": "6.1.1",
   "description": "OpenLayers mapping library",
   "keywords": [
     "map",