diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 89da1e55f1..8b00373c3a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,10 +2,15 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
-## Unreleased
+## [6.1.0b0] - 2025-03-31
+
+### Updated
+- Add support for Kaleido >= v1.0.0 for image generation, and deprecate support for Kaleido<1 and Orca [[#5062](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.py/pull/5062)]
 
 ### Fixed
-- Fix third-party widget display issues in v6 [[#5102]https://github.com/plotly/plotly.py/pull/5102]
+- Fix third-party widget display issues in v6 [[#5102](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.py/pull/5102)]
+- Add handling for case where `jupyterlab` or `notebook` is not installed [[#5104](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.py/pull/5104/files)]
+- Fix issue causing Plotly.js script to be embedded multiple times in Jupyter notebooks [[#5112](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.py/pull/5112)]
 
 ## [6.0.1] - 2025-03-14
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 594ee9e295..a87691ea48 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
 license = {file="LICENSE.txt"}
-version = "6.0.1"
+version = "6.1.0b0"
 dependencies = [
     "narwhals>=1.15.1",
     "packaging"