diff --git a/bin/lein b/bin/lein
index 3f77ffa74..105c682ed 100755
--- a/bin/lein
+++ b/bin/lein
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # somewhere on your $PATH, like ~/bin. The rest of Leiningen will be
 # installed upon first run into the ~/.lein/self-installs directory.
 
-export LEIN_VERSION="2.6.1-SNAPSHOT"
+export LEIN_VERSION="2.6.1"
 
 case $LEIN_VERSION in
     *SNAPSHOT) SNAPSHOT="YES" ;;
diff --git a/bin/lein-pkg b/bin/lein-pkg
index 01a455f3c..31f6b626d 100644
--- a/bin/lein-pkg
+++ b/bin/lein-pkg
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # It has all the cross-platform stuff stripped out as well as the
 # logic for running from a source checkout and self-install/upgrading.
 
-export LEIN_VERSION="2.6.1-SNAPSHOT"
+export LEIN_VERSION="2.6.1"
 
 if [ "$(whoami)" = "root" ] && [ "$LEIN_ROOT" = "" ]; then
     echo "WARNING: You're currently running as root; probably by accident."
diff --git a/bin/lein.bat b/bin/lein.bat
index 523d64469..8321a2aed 100755
--- a/bin/lein.bat
+++ b/bin/lein.bat
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 setLocal EnableExtensions EnableDelayedExpansion
 
-set LEIN_VERSION=2.6.1-SNAPSHOT
+set LEIN_VERSION=2.6.1
 
 if "%LEIN_VERSION:~-9%" == "-SNAPSHOT" (
     set SNAPSHOT=YES
diff --git a/leiningen-core/pom.xml b/leiningen-core/pom.xml
index fcff978d0..db5465be4 100644
--- a/leiningen-core/pom.xml
+++ b/leiningen-core/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>leiningen-core</groupId>
   <artifactId>leiningen-core</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>2.6.0</version>
+  <version>2.6.1</version>
   <name>leiningen-core</name>
   <description>Library for core functionality of Leiningen.</description>
   <url>https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen</url>
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/technomancy/leiningen.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/technomancy/leiningen.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>a18141baf5bdfc6d56aebc8fcf4bd2e74246ba00
+    <tag>645161ad1827e941177ffebec29da6f700d78c25
 </tag>
     <url>https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen</url>
   </scm>
diff --git a/leiningen-core/project.clj b/leiningen-core/project.clj
index 0dffc826d..16d1410b7 100644
--- a/leiningen-core/project.clj
+++ b/leiningen-core/project.clj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(defproject leiningen-core "2.6.1-SNAPSHOT"
+(defproject leiningen-core "2.6.1"
   :url "https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen"
   :license {:name "Eclipse Public License"
             :url "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html"}
diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 494d4b60c..439b28592 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 ;; This is Leiningen's own project configuration. See doc/TUTORIAL.md
 ;; file as well as sample.project.clj for help writing your own.
 
-(defproject leiningen "2.6.1-SNAPSHOT"
+(defproject leiningen "2.6.1"
   :description "Automate Clojure projects without setting your hair on fire."
   :url "https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen"
   :license {:name "Eclipse Public License"
             :url "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html"}
-  :dependencies [[leiningen-core "2.6.1-SNAPSHOT"]
+  :dependencies [[leiningen-core "2.6.1"]
                  [org.clojure/data.xml "0.0.3"]
                  [commons-io "2.4"]
                  [bultitude "0.2.8"]