diff --git a/kedro-telemetry/RELEASE.md b/kedro-telemetry/RELEASE.md
index db3fb8053..27b620e64 100644
--- a/kedro-telemetry/RELEASE.md
+++ b/kedro-telemetry/RELEASE.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Upcoming release
 
+# Release 0.6.1
+* Changed Kedro CLI loading method to improve loading times.
+* Changed logging level from error to debug for most logging messages.
+* Set default value for the `identity` parameter, to prevent errors due to it being empty.
+
 # Release 0.6.0
 * Moved to an opt-out model for telemetry, enabling it by default without requiring prior consent.
 * Added `DO_NOT_TRACK` and `KEDRO_DISABLE_TELEMETRY` environment variables to skip telemetry.
diff --git a/kedro-telemetry/kedro_telemetry/__init__.py b/kedro-telemetry/kedro_telemetry/__init__.py
index 6f4dcc75f..39a11503d 100644
--- a/kedro-telemetry/kedro_telemetry/__init__.py
+++ b/kedro-telemetry/kedro_telemetry/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """Kedro plugin for collecting Kedro usage data."""
 
-__version__ = "0.6.0"
+__version__ = "0.6.1"
 
 import logging