diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index d63d575..44ef93a 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "6.1.0"
+    ".": "6.1.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9630e3f..0b6ab89 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [6.1.1](https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith-python-client/compare/v6.1.0...v6.1.1) (2026-08-06)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Exposure events sent without a variant and duplicated within a flush interval
+  ([#233](https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith-python-client/issues/233))
+  ([2c5e20e](https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith-python-client/commit/2c5e20e4c39d4f51563d3c6b473cca69d8ba23c3))
+
 ## [6.1.0](https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith-python-client/compare/v6.0.0...v6.1.0) (2026-07-14)
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8f913c8..52b97c1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "flagsmith"
-version = "6.1.0"
+version = "6.1.1"
 description = "Flagsmith Python SDK"
 authors = ["Flagsmith <support@flagsmith.com>"]
 license = "BSD3"