diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d26b089..542b0dd 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <!-- to change version: mvn -\-batch-mode release:update-versions -DdevelopmentVersion=3.6.0-SNAPSHOT -->
-  <version>3.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.6.1</version>
   <name>Apache ZooKeeper</name>
   <description>
     ZooKeeper is a centralized service for maintaining configuration information, naming,
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/zookeeper.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/zookeeper.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/zookeeper.git</url>
-    <tag>branch-3.6</tag>
+    <tag>release-3.6.1-1</tag>
   </scm>
   <issueManagement>
     <system>JIRA</system>
diff --git a/zookeeper-assembly/pom.xml b/zookeeper-assembly/pom.xml
index d9acf7a..d49d6c8 100755
--- a/zookeeper-assembly/pom.xml
+++ b/zookeeper-assembly/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
     <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.6.1</version>
     <relativePath>..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/zookeeper-client/pom.xml b/zookeeper-client/pom.xml
index 1ff2af8..09aa7f8 100755
--- a/zookeeper-client/pom.xml
+++ b/zookeeper-client/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
     <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.6.1</version>
     <relativePath>..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/zookeeper-client/zookeeper-client-c/CMakeLists.txt b/zookeeper-client/zookeeper-client-c/CMakeLists.txt
index 06bbf98..12773fc 100644
--- a/zookeeper-client/zookeeper-client-c/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/zookeeper-client/zookeeper-client-c/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 
-project(zookeeper VERSION 3.6.0)
+project(zookeeper VERSION 3.6.1)
 set(email user@zookeeper.apache.org)
 set(description "zookeeper C client")
 
diff --git a/zookeeper-client/zookeeper-client-c/configure.ac b/zookeeper-client/zookeeper-client-c/configure.ac
index 96ddaec..718e512 100644
--- a/zookeeper-client/zookeeper-client-c/configure.ac
+++ b/zookeeper-client/zookeeper-client-c/configure.ac
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.59)
 
-AC_INIT([zookeeper C client],3.6.0,[user@zookeeper.apache.org],[zookeeper])
+AC_INIT([zookeeper C client],3.6.1,[user@zookeeper.apache.org],[zookeeper])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/zookeeper.c])
 
 # Save initial CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS values before AC_PROG_CC and AC_PROG_CXX
diff --git a/zookeeper-client/zookeeper-client-c/pom.xml b/zookeeper-client/zookeeper-client-c/pom.xml
index 3fc0930..642b640 100755
--- a/zookeeper-client/zookeeper-client-c/pom.xml
+++ b/zookeeper-client/zookeeper-client-c/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
     <artifactId>zookeeper-client</artifactId>
-    <version>3.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.6.1</version>
     <relativePath>..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/zookeeper-contrib/pom.xml b/zookeeper-contrib/pom.xml
index b25fa77..7042307 100755
--- a/zookeeper-contrib/pom.xml
+++ b/zookeeper-contrib/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
     <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.6.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
diff --git a/zookeeper-contrib/zookeeper-contrib-fatjar/pom.xml b/zookeeper-contrib/zookeeper-contrib-fatjar/pom.xml
index cb74b77..a0615eb 100755
--- a/zookeeper-contrib/zookeeper-contrib-fatjar/pom.xml
+++ b/zookeeper-contrib/zookeeper-contrib-fatjar/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
     <artifactId>zookeeper-contrib</artifactId>
-    <version>3.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.6.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
diff --git a/zookeeper-contrib/zookeeper-contrib-loggraph/pom.xml b/zookeeper-contrib/zookeeper-contrib-loggraph/pom.xml
index 5eaca1c..16b4023 100755
--- a/zookeeper-contrib/zookeeper-contrib-loggraph/pom.xml
+++ b/zookeeper-contrib/zookeeper-contrib-loggraph/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
     <artifactId>zookeeper-contrib</artifactId>
-    <version>3.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.6.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
diff --git a/zookeeper-contrib/zookeeper-contrib-rest/pom.xml b/zookeeper-contrib/zookeeper-contrib-rest/pom.xml
index 3339a00..90dbfd7 100755
--- a/zookeeper-contrib/zookeeper-contrib-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/zookeeper-contrib/zookeeper-contrib-rest/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
     <artifactId>zookeeper-contrib</artifactId>
-    <version>3.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.6.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
diff --git a/zookeeper-contrib/zookeeper-contrib-zooinspector/pom.xml b/zookeeper-contrib/zookeeper-contrib-zooinspector/pom.xml
index da9e148..850ad13 100755
--- a/zookeeper-contrib/zookeeper-contrib-zooinspector/pom.xml
+++ b/zookeeper-contrib/zookeeper-contrib-zooinspector/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
     <artifactId>zookeeper-contrib</artifactId>
-    <version>3.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.6.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
diff --git a/zookeeper-docs/pom.xml b/zookeeper-docs/pom.xml
index 35cb146..c7c4f4d 100644
--- a/zookeeper-docs/pom.xml
+++ b/zookeeper-docs/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
     <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.6.1</version>
     <relativePath>..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/zookeeper-it/pom.xml b/zookeeper-it/pom.xml
index da5d9bb..6dccb2b 100755
--- a/zookeeper-it/pom.xml
+++ b/zookeeper-it/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
     <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.6.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>zookeeper-it</artifactId>
diff --git a/zookeeper-jute/pom.xml b/zookeeper-jute/pom.xml
index bf570f4..9cfd21c 100755
--- a/zookeeper-jute/pom.xml
+++ b/zookeeper-jute/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
     <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.6.1</version>
     <relativePath>..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/zookeeper-metrics-providers/pom.xml b/zookeeper-metrics-providers/pom.xml
index f458614..9f6871b 100755
--- a/zookeeper-metrics-providers/pom.xml
+++ b/zookeeper-metrics-providers/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
     <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.6.1</version>
     <relativePath>..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/zookeeper-metrics-providers/zookeeper-prometheus-metrics/pom.xml b/zookeeper-metrics-providers/zookeeper-prometheus-metrics/pom.xml
index 65950ff..4f2edc9 100755
--- a/zookeeper-metrics-providers/zookeeper-prometheus-metrics/pom.xml
+++ b/zookeeper-metrics-providers/zookeeper-prometheus-metrics/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
     <artifactId>zookeeper-metrics-providers</artifactId>
-    <version>3.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.6.1</version>
     <relativePath>..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/zookeeper-recipes/pom.xml b/zookeeper-recipes/pom.xml
index 23fe3c4..c3ab410 100755
--- a/zookeeper-recipes/pom.xml
+++ b/zookeeper-recipes/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
     <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.6.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
diff --git a/zookeeper-recipes/zookeeper-recipes-election/pom.xml b/zookeeper-recipes/zookeeper-recipes-election/pom.xml
index eb7a00b..b238ccc 100755
--- a/zookeeper-recipes/zookeeper-recipes-election/pom.xml
+++ b/zookeeper-recipes/zookeeper-recipes-election/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
     <artifactId>zookeeper-recipes</artifactId>
-    <version>3.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.6.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
diff --git a/zookeeper-recipes/zookeeper-recipes-lock/pom.xml b/zookeeper-recipes/zookeeper-recipes-lock/pom.xml
index f4bdc24..97d88db 100755
--- a/zookeeper-recipes/zookeeper-recipes-lock/pom.xml
+++ b/zookeeper-recipes/zookeeper-recipes-lock/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
     <artifactId>zookeeper-recipes</artifactId>
-    <version>3.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.6.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
diff --git a/zookeeper-recipes/zookeeper-recipes-queue/pom.xml b/zookeeper-recipes/zookeeper-recipes-queue/pom.xml
index b4705d7..c2f938d 100755
--- a/zookeeper-recipes/zookeeper-recipes-queue/pom.xml
+++ b/zookeeper-recipes/zookeeper-recipes-queue/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
     <artifactId>zookeeper-recipes</artifactId>
-    <version>3.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.6.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
diff --git a/zookeeper-server/pom.xml b/zookeeper-server/pom.xml
index b2c4dc1..390d40e 100755
--- a/zookeeper-server/pom.xml
+++ b/zookeeper-server/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
     <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.6.1</version>
     <relativePath>..</relativePath>
   </parent>