diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index b6255209b..923a2c659 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -14,6 +14,111 @@ Changelog
 
 .. towncrier release notes start
 
+6.1.0 (2024-09-09)
+==================
+
+Bug fixes
+---------
+
+- Covered the unreachable code path in
+  ``multidict._multidict_base._abc_itemsview_register()``
+  with typing -- by :user:`skinnyBat`.
+
+
+  *Related issues and pull requests on GitHub:*
+  :issue:`928`.
+  
+  
+  
+
+Features
+--------
+
+- Added support for Python 3.13 -- by :user:`bdraco`.
+
+
+  *Related issues and pull requests on GitHub:*
+  :issue:`1002`.
+  
+  
+  
+
+Removals and backward incompatible breaking changes
+---------------------------------------------------
+
+- Removed Python 3.7 support -- by :user:`bdraco`.
+
+
+  *Related issues and pull requests on GitHub:*
+  :issue:`997`.
+  
+  
+  
+
+Contributor-facing changes
+--------------------------
+
+- Added tests to have full code coverage of the
+  ``multidict._multidict_base._viewbaseset_richcmp()`` function
+  -- by :user:`skinnyBat`.
+
+
+  *Related issues and pull requests on GitHub:*
+  :issue:`928`.
+  
+  
+  
+- `The deprecated <https://hynek.me/til/set-output-deprecation-github-actions/>`_
+  ``::set-output`` workflow command has been replaced
+  by the ``$GITHUB_OUTPUT`` environment variable
+  in the GitHub Actions CI/CD workflow definition.
+
+
+  *Related issues and pull requests on GitHub:*
+  :issue:`940`.
+  
+  
+  
+- `codecov-action <https://github.com/codecov/codecov-action>`_
+  has been temporarily downgraded to ``v3``
+  in the GitHub Actions CI/CD workflow definitions
+  in order to fix uploading coverage to
+  `Codecov <https://app.codecov.io/gh/aio-libs/multidict>`_.
+  See `this issue <https://github.com/codecov/codecov-action/issues/1252>`_
+  for more details.
+
+
+  *Related issues and pull requests on GitHub:*
+  :issue:`941`.
+  
+  
+  
+- In the GitHub Actions CI/CD workflow definition,
+  the ``Get pip cache dir`` step has been fixed for
+  Windows runners by adding ``shell: bash``.
+  See `actions/runner#2224 <https://github.com/actions/runner/issues/2224>`_
+  for more details.
+
+
+  *Related issues and pull requests on GitHub:*
+  :issue:`942`.
+  
+  
+  
+- Interpolation of the ``pip`` cache keys has been
+  fixed by adding missing ``$`` syntax
+  in the GitHub Actions CI/CD workflow definition.
+
+
+  *Related issues and pull requests on GitHub:*
+  :issue:`943`.
+  
+  
+  
+
+----
+
+
 6.0.5 (2024-02-01)
 ==================
 
diff --git a/CHANGES/1002.feature.rst b/CHANGES/1002.feature.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 3bc44d381..000000000
--- a/CHANGES/1002.feature.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Added support for Python 3.13 -- by :user:`bdraco`.
diff --git a/CHANGES/928.bugfix.rst b/CHANGES/928.bugfix.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 94f410a41..000000000
--- a/CHANGES/928.bugfix.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Covered the unreachable code path in
-``multidict._multidict_base._abc_itemsview_register()``
-with typing -- by :user:`skinnyBat`.
diff --git a/CHANGES/928.contrib.rst b/CHANGES/928.contrib.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 697e38edf..000000000
--- a/CHANGES/928.contrib.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Added tests to have full code coverage of the
-``multidict._multidict_base._viewbaseset_richcmp()`` function
--- by :user:`skinnyBat`.
diff --git a/CHANGES/940.contrib.rst b/CHANGES/940.contrib.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index ce3fde63d..000000000
--- a/CHANGES/940.contrib.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-`The deprecated <https://hynek.me/til/set-output-deprecation-github-actions/>`_
-``::set-output`` workflow command has been replaced
-by the ``$GITHUB_OUTPUT`` environment variable
-in the GitHub Actions CI/CD workflow definition.
diff --git a/CHANGES/941.contrib.rst b/CHANGES/941.contrib.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 4c3a590b1..000000000
--- a/CHANGES/941.contrib.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-`codecov-action <https://github.com/codecov/codecov-action>`_
-has been temporarily downgraded to ``v3``
-in the GitHub Actions CI/CD workflow definitions
-in order to fix uploading coverage to
-`Codecov <https://app.codecov.io/gh/aio-libs/multidict>`_.
-See `this issue <https://github.com/codecov/codecov-action/issues/1252>`_
-for more details.
diff --git a/CHANGES/942.contrib.rst b/CHANGES/942.contrib.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index cbfeb8c7e..000000000
--- a/CHANGES/942.contrib.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-In the GitHub Actions CI/CD workflow definition,
-the ``Get pip cache dir`` step has been fixed for
-Windows runners by adding ``shell: bash``.
-See `actions/runner#2224 <https://github.com/actions/runner/issues/2224>`_
-for more details.
diff --git a/CHANGES/943.contrib.rst b/CHANGES/943.contrib.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 39caf4941..000000000
--- a/CHANGES/943.contrib.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Interpolation of the ``pip`` cache keys has been
-fixed by adding missing ``$`` syntax
-in the GitHub Actions CI/CD workflow definition.
diff --git a/CHANGES/997.breaking.rst b/CHANGES/997.breaking.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 0f9ce6390..000000000
--- a/CHANGES/997.breaking.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Remove Python 3.7 support -- by :user:`bdraco`.
diff --git a/multidict/__init__.py b/multidict/__init__.py
index e9b93c0b4..25ddca41e 100644
--- a/multidict/__init__.py
+++ b/multidict/__init__.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "getversion",
 )
 
-__version__ = "6.0.6.dev0"
+__version__ = "6.1.0"
 
 
 try: