diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 17a048fa..c74f072e 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version
 version = '2.6'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = '2.6.0'
+release = '2.6.1'
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/docs/release_notes/version_2_6.rst b/docs/release_notes/version_2_6.rst
index 0572cef2..91518781 100644
--- a/docs/release_notes/version_2_6.rst
+++ b/docs/release_notes/version_2_6.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2.6.1 :small:`May 8, 2024`
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+* In Cellranger workflow: Add new genome references for single-cell/nucleus RNA-Seq: **GRCh38-2024-A** for human, **GRCm39-2024-A** for mouse, and **GRCh38_and_GRCm39-2024-A** for human and mouse.
+* In Spaceranger workflow: Add a new probe set **mouse_probe_v2** for mouse.
+* Some underlying workflow improvement.
+
+
 2.6.0 :small:`April 22, 2024`
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^