diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3f62a10d..63415cf2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.6.1](https://github.com/googlemaps/js-markerclusterer/compare/v2.6.0...v2.6.1) (2025-07-07)
+
+
+### Miscellaneous Chores
+
+* trigger release-please ([#1008](https://github.com/googlemaps/js-markerclusterer/issues/1008)) ([b0a7afd](https://github.com/googlemaps/js-markerclusterer/commit/b0a7afd0348d1b79ca67ca4b3583b9462ea42fa1))
+
 ## [2.6.0](https://github.com/googlemaps/js-markerclusterer/compare/v2.5.4...v2.6.0) (2025-07-06)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ca4c6483..54da9fb2 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@googlemaps/markerclusterer",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.6.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@googlemaps/markerclusterer",
-      "version": "2.6.0",
+      "version": "2.6.1",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/supercluster": "^7.1.3",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 63d55cec..fca5821a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@googlemaps/markerclusterer",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.6.1",
   "description": "Creates and manages per-zoom-level clusters for large amounts of markers.",
   "keywords": [
     "cluster",