diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c694fe04..abf17a0b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 # the project line. When updating the version, check make_dist for all
 # the places it has to be updated.
 project(qpdf
-  VERSION 11.6.0
+  VERSION 11.6.1
   LANGUAGES C CXX)
 
 # Enable correct rpath handling for MacOSX
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7e1d40ab..56eebe2b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2023-09-05  Jay Berkenbilt  <ejb@ql.org>
+
+        * 11.6.1: release
+
+        * Fix a logic error introduced in 11.6.0 in the fix to
+        copyForeignObject. The bug could result in some pages not being
+        copied.
+
 2023-09-03  Jay Berkenbilt  <ejb@ql.org>
 
         * 11.6.0: release
diff --git a/include/qpdf/DLL.h b/include/qpdf/DLL.h
index cb963316..794363a7 100644
--- a/include/qpdf/DLL.h
+++ b/include/qpdf/DLL.h
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 /* The first version of qpdf to include the version constants is 10.6.0. */
 #define QPDF_MAJOR_VERSION 11
 #define QPDF_MINOR_VERSION 6
-#define QPDF_PATCH_VERSION 0
-#define QPDF_VERSION "11.6.0"
+#define QPDF_PATCH_VERSION 1
+#define QPDF_VERSION "11.6.1"
 
 /*
  * This file defines symbols that control the which functions,
diff --git a/manual/conf.py b/manual/conf.py
index 8a0de1ea..ed9287d0 100644
--- a/manual/conf.py
+++ b/manual/conf.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ project = 'QPDF'
 copyright = '2005-2023, Jay Berkenbilt'
 author = 'Jay Berkenbilt'
 # make_dist and the CI build lexically find the release version from this file.
-release = '11.6.0'
+release = '11.6.1'
 version = release
 extensions = [
     'sphinx_rtd_theme',
diff --git a/manual/release-notes.rst b/manual/release-notes.rst
index 53664f2a..c07472e4 100644
--- a/manual/release-notes.rst
+++ b/manual/release-notes.rst
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ Planned changes for future 12.x (subject to change):
 
 .. x.y.z: not yet released
 
+11.6.1: September 5, 2023
+  - Bug fixes:
+
+    - Fix a logic error introduced in 11.6.0 in the fix to
+      ``copyForeignObject``. The bug could result in some pages not
+      being copied.
+
 11.6.0: September 3, 2023
   - Bug fixes: