diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
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--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "6.0.0"
+  ".": "6.1.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## [6.1.0](https://github.com/roadrunner-server/http/compare/v6.0.0...v6.1.0) (2026-10-16)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* start the HTTP/3 server without experimental mode ([#294](https://github.com/roadrunner-server/http/issues/294)) ([7c30310](https://github.com/roadrunner-server/http/commit/7c30310b80bc84256ad6bd1234eca45e81d136bd))