diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c41ced2..6dffdb9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## [2.6.1](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-network/compare/v2.6.0...v2.6.1) (2025-02-26)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **content-distribution:** handle incoming post object error ([#221](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-network/issues/221)) ([b83b8f2](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-network/commit/b83b8f21e921ac87de390dd85cba4a424e3f1c69))
+
 # [2.6.0](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-network/compare/v2.5.0...v2.6.0) (2025-02-17)
 
 
diff --git a/newspack-network.php b/newspack-network.php
index 7330260..4488bdc 100644
--- a/newspack-network.php
+++ b/newspack-network.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /**
  * Plugin Name: Newspack Network
  * Description: The Newspack Network plugin.
- * Version: 2.6.0
+ * Version: 2.6.1
  * Author: Automattic
  * Author URI: https://newspack.com/
  * License: GPL3
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2079982..2c381d9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
 	"name": "newspack-network",
-	"version": "2.6.0",
+	"version": "2.6.1",
 	"lockfileVersion": 3,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
 			"name": "newspack-network",
-			"version": "2.6.0",
+			"version": "2.6.1",
 			"license": "GPL-3.0",
 			"devDependencies": {
 				"lint-staged": "^15.2.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 46bd172..632e3ad 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "newspack-network",
-	"version": "2.6.0",
+	"version": "2.6.1",
 	"description": "The Newspack Network plugin.",
 	"license": "GPL-3.0",
 	"browserslist": [