diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index aa618782..99297daa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -346,3 +346,9 @@ The latest release of everyone's favourite program features major upgrades to bo
   - these are a simple way to read mappings!
 - added extensive class-level javadoc for `TypeDescriptor`
 - fixed `dropInvalidMappings` taking two runs to successfully drop all invalid/empty mappings in some cases
+
+# 2.6.1
+
+day two bugfix release for my all name proposal girlies out there in the world
+
+- fix an NPE that could occur when proposing a null mapping
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index d80ebdac..58da978b 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ subprojects {
 	}
 
 	group = 'org.quiltmc'
-	version = '2.6.0'
+	version = '2.6.1'
 
 	var ENV = System.getenv()
 	version = version + (ENV.GITHUB_ACTIONS ? (ENV.SNAPSHOTS_URL ? "-SNAPSHOT" : "") : "+local")