diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index e447b417f..b9e43097b 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.6.0
+current_version = 0.6.1
 
 [bumpversion:file:setup.cfg]
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7b0881c72..5c9f3f2e1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. Dates are d
 
 Generated by [`auto-changelog`](https://github.com/CookPete/auto-changelog).
 
+#### [v0.6.1](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/contracts/compare/v0.6.0...v0.6.1)
+
+- revert to using artifacts folder [`#308`](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/contracts/pull/308)
+- v0.6.0 [`#306`](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/contracts/pull/306)
+- prepare for a new release [`9ae1886`](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/contracts/commit/9ae1886f226073fc93a5c26f54734d59922f47ea)
+
 #### [v0.6.0](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/contracts/compare/v0.5.20...v0.6.0)
 
 > 28 April 2021
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 06a21bc9a..21261cda4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@oceanprotocol/contracts",
-  "version": "0.6.0",
+  "version": "0.6.1",
   "description": "Ocean Protocol L1 - DataTokens",
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/oceanprotocol/contracts/issues"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index b3e40c2ae..844540255 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.6.0
+current_version = 0.6.1
 commit = True
 tag = True
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 869f1d6c6..c58b49a93 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@
     test_suite='tests',
     tests_require=test_requirements,
     url='https://github.com/oceanprotocol/ocean-contracts',
-    version='0.6.0',
+    version='0.6.1',
     zip_safe=False,
 )
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