diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index bcd0522..5d02000 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.6.0"
+  ".": "0.6.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 585115d..a19b1c3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.6.1](https://github.com/Kong/volcano-cli/compare/v0.6.0...v0.6.1) (2026-07-25)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **ci:** default all CLI release builds to staging so latest/npm install staging during the testing phase ([#92](https://github.com/Kong/volcano-cli/issues/92)) ([a2c3140](https://github.com/Kong/volcano-cli/commit/a2c3140c7bc2c8dbbf94c5e168d4eafed05a3f27))
+
 ## [0.6.0](https://github.com/Kong/volcano-cli/compare/v0.5.0...v0.6.0) (2026-07-25)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2eb0880..851c3f7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@volcano.dev/cli",
-  "version": "0.6.0",
+  "version": "0.6.1",
   "description": "CLI for Volcano's hosting platform.",
   "keywords": [
     "volcano",