diff --git a/tokio-macros/CHANGELOG.md b/tokio-macros/CHANGELOG.md
index 2a278c0ee2b..a27fc90cf74 100644
--- a/tokio-macros/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/tokio-macros/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+# 2.6.1 (Mar 2nd, 2026)
+
+- macros: improve error message for return type mismatch in #[tokio::main] ([#7856])
+- macros: use call_site hygiene to avoid unused qualification ([#7866])
+
+[#7856]: https://github.com/tokio-rs/tokio/pull/7856
+[#7866]: https://github.com/tokio-rs/tokio/pull/7866
+
 # 2.6.0 (Oct 14th, 2025)
 
 The MSRV is raised to 1.71.
diff --git a/tokio-macros/Cargo.toml b/tokio-macros/Cargo.toml
index f3b2dbbff45..601774e26ae 100644
--- a/tokio-macros/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tokio-macros/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ name = "tokio-macros"
 # - Remove path dependencies (if any)
 # - Update CHANGELOG.md.
 # - Create "tokio-macros-x.y.z" git tag.
-version = "2.6.0"
+version = "2.6.1"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.71"
 authors = ["Tokio Contributors <team@tokio.rs>"]