diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8746b89bd7..578c7f8b10 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ Open Source Projects Used
 
 Changelog
 ---------
+**version 2.6.1 (released 3/10/2015)**
+- fix audio not playing without connection
+- fix some crashes and add some crash logging
+
 **version 2.6.0 (released 3/8/2015)**
 - material design!
 - experimental audio manager with download all functionality.
diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index eef19fbad3..0b1ed14f13 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ android {
     defaultConfig {
         minSdkVersion 14
         targetSdkVersion 21
-        versionCode 2600
-        versionName "2.6.0"
+        versionCode 2610
+        versionName "2.6.1"
     }
 
     signingConfigs {