diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2890ef172..47cc4b2bf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # VSCODE-TASKEXPLORER CHANGE LOG
 
+## Version 2.6.1 (January 23rd, 2022)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- new bash glob patterns do not work
+- the new setting to disable animated icons broke context for running tasks
+
 ## Version 2.6.0 (January 22nd, 2022)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f76db1560..686baf99e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "vscode-taskexplorer",
-    "version": "2.6.0",
+    "version": "2.6.1",
     "lockfileVersion": 1,
     "requires": true,
     "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 81613eb0d..33c097e30 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "vscode-taskexplorer",
-    "version": "2.6.0",
+    "version": "2.6.1",
     "displayName": "Task Explorer",
     "description": "Tasks management for npm, vscode, yarn, ant, gradle, grunt, gulp, batch, bash,php composer, make, maven, python, perl, powershell, ruby, pipenv and nsis",
     "icon": "res/gears-r-colors.png",