diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 654d3c4..5fad46c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+* 2.6.1 (2014-01-27)
+  * Fixed bug where `uuid` console application could not find the Composer autoloader when installed in another project
 * 2.6.0 (2014-01-17)
   * Introduced `uuid` console application for generating and decoding UUIDs from CLI (run `./bin/uuid` for details)
   * Added `Uuid::getInteger()` to retrieve a Moontoast\Math\BigNumber representation of the 128-bit integer representing the UUID
diff --git a/src/Rhumsaa/Uuid/Uuid.php b/src/Rhumsaa/Uuid/Uuid.php
index c7e6f9d..a975d9f 100644
--- a/src/Rhumsaa/Uuid/Uuid.php
+++ b/src/Rhumsaa/Uuid/Uuid.php
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ final class Uuid
     /**
      * Version of the Rhumsaa\Uuid package
      */
-    const VERSION = '2.6.0';
+    const VERSION = '2.6.1';
 
     /**
      * For testing, 64-bit system override; if true, treat the system as 32-bit