diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 8ace915..0f6aa44 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "6.1.0"
+  ".": "6.1.1"
 }
diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 3729008..1fcb28f 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [6.1.1](https://github.com/mongodb-js/mongodb-client-encryption/compare/v6.1.0...v6.1.1) (2024-12-09)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **NODE-6326:** explicitly chain object lifetimes ([#42](https://github.com/mongodb-js/mongodb-client-encryption/issues/42)) ([ddb3fb8](https://github.com/mongodb-js/mongodb-client-encryption/commit/ddb3fb867df87ef6e6b1a0bbf9e9385d94a180dd))
+* **NODE-6591:** remove bindings as a dependency ([#57](https://github.com/mongodb-js/mongodb-client-encryption/issues/57)) ([e6e830d](https://github.com/mongodb-js/mongodb-client-encryption/commit/e6e830d318838c8ec09d5c6a3f459902e18193d3))
+
 ## [6.1.0](https://github.com/mongodb-js/mongodb-client-encryption/compare/v6.1.0-alpha...v6.1.0) (2024-08-13)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8914301..0812b74 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "mongodb-client-encryption",
-  "version": "6.1.0",
+  "version": "6.1.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "mongodb-client-encryption",
-      "version": "6.1.0",
+      "version": "6.1.1",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 92da208..064c944 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mongodb-client-encryption",
-  "version": "6.1.0",
+  "version": "6.1.1",
   "description": "Official client encryption module for the MongoDB Node.js driver",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "types": "lib/index.d.ts",