diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index cef75560e7..a9c6a41748 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 3.61.0.dev
+current_version = 3.61.0
 commit = False
 tag = False
 parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)(\.(?P<release>[a-z]+))?
diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 87177dedd6..3874e659a3 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -8,6 +8,35 @@
 
 [//]: # (towncrier release notes start)
 
+## 3.61.0 (2024-09-18) {: #3.61.0 }
+
+### REST API {: #3.61.0-rest-api }
+
+#### Features {: #3.61.0-rest-api-feature }
+
+- Added new `/migrate/` endpoint to Domains that allows for migrating artifacts from one storage backend to another.
+  [#3358](https://github.com/pulp/pulpcore/issues/3358)
+
+#### Bugfixes {: #3.61.0-rest-api-bugfix }
+
+- Fix a memory spike on deletion of large repositories.
+  [#5048](https://github.com/pulp/pulpcore/issues/5048)
+- Fixed a logging issue, when a task marked for cancelling that finished produced an unecessary stack trace.
+
+### Plugin API {: #3.61.0-plugin-api }
+
+No significant changes.
+
+### Pulp File {: #3.61.0-pulp-file }
+
+No significant changes.
+
+### Pulp Cert Guard {: #3.61.0-pulp-cert-guard }
+
+No significant changes.
+
+---
+
 ## 3.60.0 (2024-09-10) {: #3.60.0 }
 
 ### REST API {: #3.60.0-rest-api }
diff --git a/CHANGES/+task_cancelling.bugfix b/CHANGES/+task_cancelling.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 057d91bc74..0000000000
--- a/CHANGES/+task_cancelling.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fixed a logging issue, when a task marked for cancelling that finished produced an unecessary stack trace.
diff --git a/CHANGES/3358.feature b/CHANGES/3358.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index e584ecd5f0..0000000000
--- a/CHANGES/3358.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Added new `/migrate/` endpoint to Domains that allows for migrating artifacts from one storage backend to another.
diff --git a/CHANGES/5048.bugfix b/CHANGES/5048.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 8713595fff..0000000000
--- a/CHANGES/5048.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix a memory spike on deletion of large repositories.
diff --git a/pulp_certguard/app/__init__.py b/pulp_certguard/app/__init__.py
index a33bae7984..f08652a704 100644
--- a/pulp_certguard/app/__init__.py
+++ b/pulp_certguard/app/__init__.py
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ class PulpCertGuardPluginAppConfig(PulpPluginAppConfig):
 
     name = "pulp_certguard.app"
     label = "certguard"
-    version = "3.61.0.dev"
+    version = "3.61.0"
     python_package_name = "pulpcore"
     domain_compatible = True
diff --git a/pulp_file/app/__init__.py b/pulp_file/app/__init__.py
index db2ca9292e..89516fd197 100644
--- a/pulp_file/app/__init__.py
+++ b/pulp_file/app/__init__.py
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ class PulpFilePluginAppConfig(PulpPluginAppConfig):
 
     name = "pulp_file.app"
     label = "file"
-    version = "3.61.0.dev"
+    version = "3.61.0"
     python_package_name = "pulpcore"
     domain_compatible = True
diff --git a/pulpcore/app/apps.py b/pulpcore/app/apps.py
index fb54f07985..c9e7ec4989 100644
--- a/pulpcore/app/apps.py
+++ b/pulpcore/app/apps.py
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ class PulpAppConfig(PulpPluginAppConfig):
     label = "core"
 
     # The version of this app
-    version = "3.61.0.dev"
+    version = "3.61.0"
 
     # The python package name providing this app
     python_package_name = "pulpcore"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 93e4853327..3b71c0bf23 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="pulpcore",
-    version="3.61.0.dev",
+    version="3.61.0",
     description="Pulp Django Application and Related Modules",
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",