diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4bc371b..1b59274 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
-## 0.6.1 - Unreleased
+## 0.6.1 - 2026-10-13
 
-Maintenance release: review-findings fixes and regression coverage; no compatibility or functional changes. The release date is applied to this entry at publication.
+Maintenance release: review-findings fixes and regression coverage; no compatibility or functional changes.
 
 - 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.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fdf7954..fe16e3c 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
-`0.6.1` (unreleased); this work does not publish a plugin or a VariaQ release.
+`0.6.1`, released 2026-10-13 from the `v0.6.1` tag.
 
 ### Paired-solver analysis in the 0.8 series