diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index bacfe754d..cb4ea4b9d 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "5.60.0"
+  ".": "5.61.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b28361ccd..c2bf50a4f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,26 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [5.61.0](https://github.com/diplodoc-platform/cli/compare/v5.60.0...v5.61.0) (2026-09-17)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **translate:** eval series as the gate before a model change ([#2282](https://github.com/diplodoc-platform/cli/issues/2282)) ([c92ab94](https://github.com/diplodoc-platform/cli/commit/c92ab946da1d9440eb0d0d490cc810bd984d31fa))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **build:** copy images referenced only by gallery-src ([#2273](https://github.com/diplodoc-platform/cli/issues/2273)) ([6b40188](https://github.com/diplodoc-platform/cli/commit/6b4018833b426173bc0759a1009500dbde22161a))
+* **cli:** avoid markdown lint plugin side effects ([b52daf9](https://github.com/diplodoc-platform/cli/commit/b52daf9c71d11dca0c57a31dca011e2683402965))
+* **cli:** limit markdown lint to audience validation ([6405640](https://github.com/diplodoc-platform/cli/commit/64056408c61b50d4f4980e05d7e4f595be717ab7))
+* **deps:** Update @diplodoc/ajv@0.6.1 ([#2280](https://github.com/diplodoc-platform/cli/issues/2280)) ([b397a4d](https://github.com/diplodoc-platform/cli/commit/b397a4d0ac6c4c03e0fafc52eed13652cf47e827))
+* **translate:** stop shipping units the model returns untranslated ([#2277](https://github.com/diplodoc-platform/cli/issues/2277)) ([b4a58e7](https://github.com/diplodoc-platform/cli/commit/b4a58e7bbf90b1a96897865fd0005e4755cc8fb2))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous Chores
+
+* **master:** release 5.61.0 ([afe8760](https://github.com/diplodoc-platform/cli/commit/afe8760262311bec1118cd29714d091552002c42))
+
 ## [5.60.0](https://github.com/diplodoc-platform/cli/compare/v5.59.0...v5.60.0) (2026-09-16)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 596e93f92..17abe3eb4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@diplodoc/cli",
-  "version": "5.60.0",
+  "version": "5.61.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@diplodoc/cli",
-      "version": "5.60.0",
+      "version": "5.61.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@diplodoc/ajv": "^0.6.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d52d2f06a..b7bd675aa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@diplodoc/cli",
-  "version": "5.60.0",
+  "version": "5.61.0",
   "description": "Make documentation using yfm-docs in Markdown and HTML formats",
   "keywords": [
     "markdown",