diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+#### v 6.1.1 (2024-01-28)
+* fix: return an invalid state error code (previously segfault) when client not properly initialized.
+
+  Pull request [338](https://github.com/yfinkelstein/node-zookeeper/pull/333) by @davidvujic
+
 #### v 6.1.0 (2023-12-26)
 * feat: Add prebuilds for Node.js v.20 for Mac OS X x86 and arm, Windows.
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "zookeeper",
     "description": "apache zookeeper client (zookeeper async API v3.5.x - v3.8.x)",
-    "version": "6.1.0",
+    "version": "6.1.1",
     "author": "Yuri Finkelstein <yurif2003@yahoo.com>",
     "license": "MIT",
     "contributors": [