diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 99770c6..4bc371b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,9 +2,17 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
-## 0.6.0 - Unreleased
+## 0.6.1 - Unreleased
 
-Unreleased compatibility update.
+Maintenance release: review-findings fixes and regression coverage; no compatibility or functional changes. The release date is applied to this entry at publication.
+
+- Convert invalid `--compare` values on `bb variaq report-campaign`, `analyze-runs`, and `analyze-campaign` from an uncaught `ZodError` into structured `PluginError` CLI errors with valid-value hints, preserving valid-comparison behavior and output contracts.
+- Correct the `SECURITY.md` dependency review to the current audit state: the `source-map-js` row is remediated by the 1.2.2 override, five development-only packages remain (three high, two moderate), and advisory lists per package are now complete with production dependencies still clean.
+- Extend regression coverage: operation-level schema violations (e.g. exceeding the group-by limit) surface as structured CLI errors, and the fake VariaQ harness echoes the received `--compare` value into report envelopes/artifacts so tests prove the comparison selector is actually forwarded to the subprocess.
+
+## 0.6.0 - 2026-10-11
+
+Compatibility release for VariaQ 0.8.0 on BB 0.46 / Plugin SDK 0.6.37.
 
 - Accept stable VariaQ 0.8.x series releases and the tested 0.8.0rc1 candidate while retaining 0.6.x and schema-v1 support; paired_solvers comparisons unlock on stable VariaQ 0.8.x.
 - Prepare an immutable stable VariaQ 0.8.0 integration CI leg (pin the stable tag SHA when the VariaQ stable branch is pushed).
@@ -18,9 +26,6 @@ Unreleased compatibility update.
 - Document the development-toolchain audit findings separately from runtime dependencies.
 
 - Fix duplicated plot-format requests in `variaq_report_campaign` when both `formats: ["plots"]` and `plots: true` are supplied; `formats` is now canonical and `plots: true` only ensures "plots" appears once.
-- Convert invalid `--compare` values on `bb variaq report-campaign`, `analyze-runs`, and `analyze-campaign` from an uncaught `ZodError` into structured `PluginError` CLI errors with valid-value hints, preserving valid-comparison behavior and output contracts.
-- Correct the `SECURITY.md` dependency review to the current audit state: the `source-map-js` row is remediated by the 1.2.2 override, five development-only packages remain (three high, two moderate), and advisory lists per package are now complete with production dependencies still clean.
-- Extend regression coverage: operation-level schema violations (e.g. exceeding the group-by limit) surface as structured CLI errors, and the fake VariaQ harness echoes the received `--compare` value into report envelopes/artifacts so tests prove the comparison selector is actually forwarded to the subprocess.
 - Update GitHub Actions to Node 24-native action versions (`actions/checkout@v6`, `actions/setup-node@v7`, `actions/setup-python@v7`) to resolve Node 20 deprecation warnings while preserving existing workflow behavior.
 - Apply a compatible `overrides` remediation for npm audit findings in the `bb-app` development dependency chain; runtime dependencies remain clean.
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c48e94c..fdf7954 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ does not authorize running an unverified version.
 
 The BB engine/SDK pins have moved from BB 0.43 / SDK 0.4.104 to the actual BB
 0.46 host. Old BB 0.43 host compatibility is not claimed. Package identity is
-`0.6.0` (unreleased); this work does not publish a plugin or a VariaQ release.
+`0.6.1` (unreleased); this work does not publish a plugin or a VariaQ release.
 
 ### Paired-solver analysis in the 0.8 series
 
diff --git a/lib/schema.ts b/lib/schema.ts
index 6eef1d9..30a137e 100644
--- a/lib/schema.ts
+++ b/lib/schema.ts
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ export interface ParsedEnvelope {
 export const SUPPORTED_SCHEMA_VERSION = "1";
 
 /** Compatibility metadata, mirrored here for the schema module. */
-export const BB_PLUGIN_VARIAQ_VERSION = "0.6.0";
+export const BB_PLUGIN_VARIAQ_VERSION = "0.6.1";
 export const VERIFIED_VARIAQ_VERSION = "0.8.0";
 export const SUPPORTED_VARIAQ_SERIES = "0.6.x, 0.8.x and 0.8.0rc1";
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index bc45f46..11ff9ab 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "bb-plugin-variaq",
-  "version": "0.6.0",
+  "version": "0.6.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "bb-plugin-variaq",
-      "version": "0.6.0",
+      "version": "0.6.1",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "zod": "^4.3.6"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cfbc654..a8e123a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "bb-plugin-variaq",
-  "version": "0.6.0",
+  "version": "0.6.1",
   "type": "module",
   "description": "Thin bb adapter for the standalone VariaQ hybrid-compute research platform.",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",