diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index adaccf2..6cc37bc 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-    ".": "0.6.0",
+    ".": "0.6.1",
     "skip-github-release": false
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 21f207a..351f1d6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.6.1](https://github.com/PsiQ/qref/compare/v0.6.0...v0.6.1) (2024-07-12)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Fix issues with connection validation ([#108](https://github.com/PsiQ/qref/issues/108)) ([13f0325](https://github.com/PsiQ/qref/commit/13f032550116590ccdfe626714ff604d86844bcb))
+
 ## [0.6.0](https://github.com/PsiQ/qref/compare/v0.5.0...v0.6.0) (2024-07-09)
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index cae3bf0..53e0b03 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "qref"
-version = "0.6.0"
+version = "0.6.1"
 description = "Quantum Resource Estimation Format"
 authors = ["PsiQuantum, Corp."]
 license = "Apache 2.0"