diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/build_workflow.yml
index 552ae1b6..108e40bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_workflow.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on:
 
 env:
     CANCEL_OTHERS: true
-    PATHS_IGNORE: '["**/README.rst", "**/docs/**", "**/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**", "**/pull_request_template.md", "**/.vscode/**"]'
+    PATHS_IGNORE: '["**/README.rst", "**/AUTHORS.rst", "**/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.rst", "**/HISTORY.rst", "**/CONTRIBUTING.rst", "**/docs/**", "**/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**", "**/pull_request_template.md", "**/.vscode/**"]'
 
 jobs:
     skip-duplicate-actions:
diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 0f08e305..b03050a0 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,40 @@
 History
 =======
 
+v0.6.1 (29 November 2023)
+-------------------------
+
+This patch version adds a default value to the ``axes`` argument in
+``ds.bounds.add_missing_bounds()`` (``axes=["X", "Y", "T"]``). The ``axes``
+argument was added in v0.6.0 and did not have a default value, which
+inadvertently introduced a breaking change to the API.
+
+``xesmf`` is now a required dependency because its core library, ESMF,
+supports Windows as of Feb/2023. More information can be found
+`here <https://github.com/conda-forge/esmf-feedstock/pull/65>`_.
+
+Bug Fixes
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+-  Add defaults to add_missing_bounds by `Ana Ordonez`_ in
+   https://github.com/xCDAT/xcdat/pull/569
+
+DevOps
+~~~~~~
+
+-  Make xESMF a required dependency by `Tom Vo`_ in
+   https://github.com/xCDAT/xcdat/pull/566
+
+Documentation
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+-  Update doc: Add link to the ESFG seminar xCDAT introduction video by `Jiwoo Lee`_ in
+   https://github.com/xCDAT/xcdat/pull/571
+-  Fix v0.6.0 changelog headers for proper nesting by `Tom Vo`_ in
+   https://github.com/xCDAT/xcdat/pull/559
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/xCDAT/xcdat/compare/v0.6.0...v0.6.1
+
 v0.6.0 (10 October 2023)
 ------------------------
 
@@ -92,7 +126,6 @@ DevOps
 
 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/xCDAT/xcdat/compare/v0.5.0...v0.6.0
 
-
 v0.5.0 (27 March 2023)
 --------------------------
 
@@ -634,3 +667,4 @@ DevOps
 .. _Jiwoo Lee: https://github.com/lee1043
 .. _Jill Chengzhu Zhang: https://github.com/chengzhuzhang
 .. _Paul Durack: https://github.com/durack1
+.. _Ana Ordonez: https://github.com/acordonez
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 36b4ada0..71aff090 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@
     test_suite="tests",
     tests_require=test_requires,
     url="https://github.com/xCDAT/xcdat",
-    version="0.6.0",
+    version="0.6.1",
     zip_safe=False,
 )
diff --git a/tbump.toml b/tbump.toml
index 995b3db3..10bd0f60 100644
--- a/tbump.toml
+++ b/tbump.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 github_url = "https://github.com/xCDAT/xcdat"
 
 [version]
-current = "0.6.0"
+current = "0.6.1"
 
 # Example of a semver regexp.
 # Make sure this matches current_version before
diff --git a/xcdat/__init__.py b/xcdat/__init__.py
index d965cb46..899b55fc 100644
--- a/xcdat/__init__.py
+++ b/xcdat/__init__.py
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@
 from xcdat.temporal import TemporalAccessor  # noqa: F401
 from xcdat.utils import compare_datasets  # noqa: F401
 
-__version__ = "0.6.0"
+__version__ = "0.6.1"
diff --git a/xcdat/bounds.py b/xcdat/bounds.py
index ee59e61c..f59ea3ff 100644
--- a/xcdat/bounds.py
+++ b/xcdat/bounds.py
@@ -146,13 +146,13 @@ def add_missing_bounds(  # noqa: C901
              ``"time_bnds"`` and ``ds.time_bnds`` is present in the dataset.
 
         5. For the "T" axis, its coordinates must be composed of datetime-like
-           objects (`np.datetime64` or `cftime`).
+           objects (``np.datetime64`` or ``cftime``).
 
         Parameters
         ----------
         axes : List[str]
-            List of CF axes that function should operate on. Options include
-            "X", "Y", "T", or "Z".
+            List of CF axes that function should operate on, by default
+            ["X", "Y", "T"]. Options include "X", "Y", "T", or "Z".
 
         Returns
         -------