Prepare for release of 3.6.1

openssl-machine · openssl-machine · commit c9a9e5b10105 · 2026-01-27T13:33:54.000Z
Reviewed-by: Tomas Mraz &lt;tomas@openssl.org&gt;
Reviewed-by: Neil Horman &lt;nhorman@openssl.org&gt;
MergeDate: Tue Jan 27 13:33:55 2026
Release: yes
diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ OpenSSL Releases
 OpenSSL 3.6
 -----------
 
-### Changes between 3.6.0 and 3.6.1 [xx XXX xxxx]
+### Changes between 3.6.0 and 3.6.1 [27 Jan 2026]
 
  * Fixed Improper validation of PBMAC1 parameters in PKCS#12 MAC verification.
 
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ OpenSSL Releases
 OpenSSL 3.6
 -----------
 
-### Major changes between OpenSSL 3.6.0 and OpenSSL 3.6.1 [under development]
+### Major changes between OpenSSL 3.6.0 and OpenSSL 3.6.1 [27 Jan 2026]
 
 OpenSSL 3.6.1 is a security patch release. The most severe CVE fixed in this
 release is High.
diff --git a/VERSION.dat b/VERSION.dat
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 MAJOR=3
 MINOR=6
 PATCH=1
-PRE_RELEASE_TAG=dev
+PRE_RELEASE_TAG=
 BUILD_METADATA=
-RELEASE_DATE=""
+RELEASE_DATE="27 Jan 2026"
 SHLIB_VERSION=3
