diff --git a/briar-desktop/build.gradle.kts b/briar-desktop/build.gradle.kts
index fdbef558e940ae50d3886ab3e873af1397880f5c..93d54fb849ab81f12939afb0897bd8ad74417eb1 100644
--- a/briar-desktop/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/briar-desktop/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Briar Desktop
- * Copyright (C) 2021-2023 The Briar Project
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2024 The Briar Project
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ sourceSets {
     }
 }
 
-val versionCode = "0.6.0"
+val versionCode = "0.6.1"
 val buildType = if (project.hasProperty("buildType")) project.properties["buildType"] else "snapshot"
 group = "app.briar.desktop"
 version = "$versionCode-$buildType"
diff --git a/briar-desktop/src/appResources/linux/org.briarproject.Briar.metainfo.xml b/briar-desktop/src/appResources/linux/org.briarproject.Briar.metainfo.xml
index 0497957871fead9249859daff4db632b9ec1383f..b6d36cfb164477ac848be872050f2c8ae5d3efc6 100644
--- a/briar-desktop/src/appResources/linux/org.briarproject.Briar.metainfo.xml
+++ b/briar-desktop/src/appResources/linux/org.briarproject.Briar.metainfo.xml
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@
     </custom>
 
     <releases>
+        <release version="0.6.1-beta" date="2024-02-19">
+            <description>
+                <p>
+                    See the changelog for more information on this release.
+                </p>
+            </description>
+            <url>https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar-desktop/-/wikis/Changelog#061-beta</url>
+        </release>
         <release version="0.6.0-beta" date="2023-08-31">
             <description>
                 <p>