diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 9a450ef57..e1eda668a 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    shoulda-matchers (2.6.1.rc2)
+    shoulda-matchers (2.6.1)
       activesupport (>= 3.0.0)
 
 GEM
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 304ed9992..fd699723d 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# HEAD
+# 2.6.1
 
 ## Features
 
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@
   using a very small decimal number offset rather than a whole number by
   default, except if the matcher was qualified with `only_integer`. This means
   that prior to 2.6.0, if your validation specified `only_integer` and you did
-  not, then after 2.6.0 that test now fails.
+  not, then after 2.6.0 that test would fail. This is now fixed.
 
-* Fix so that ActiveRecord matchers aren't included when ActiveRecord
-  isn't defined (i.e. if you are using ActiveModel only).
+* Fix regression in previous release where ActiveRecord matchers would not be
+  included when ActiveRecord wasn't defined (i.e. if you were using ActiveModel
+  only).
 
 * Revert the behavior of `allow_value` changed in 2.6.0 (it will no longer raise
   CouldNotClearAttribute). This was originally done as a part of a fix for
diff --git a/gemfiles/3.0.gemfile.lock b/gemfiles/3.0.gemfile.lock
index bd07549f3..e1921cd6f 100644
--- a/gemfiles/3.0.gemfile.lock
+++ b/gemfiles/3.0.gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: ../
   specs:
-    shoulda-matchers (2.6.1.rc2)
+    shoulda-matchers (2.6.1)
       activesupport (>= 3.0.0)
 
 GEM
diff --git a/gemfiles/3.1.gemfile.lock b/gemfiles/3.1.gemfile.lock
index bdebc43ff..6bb2e39fd 100644
--- a/gemfiles/3.1.gemfile.lock
+++ b/gemfiles/3.1.gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: ../
   specs:
-    shoulda-matchers (2.6.1.rc2)
+    shoulda-matchers (2.6.1)
       activesupport (>= 3.0.0)
 
 GEM
diff --git a/gemfiles/3.2.gemfile.lock b/gemfiles/3.2.gemfile.lock
index 54b126714..a8ca23f5a 100644
--- a/gemfiles/3.2.gemfile.lock
+++ b/gemfiles/3.2.gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: ../
   specs:
-    shoulda-matchers (2.6.1.rc2)
+    shoulda-matchers (2.6.1)
       activesupport (>= 3.0.0)
 
 GEM
diff --git a/gemfiles/4.0.0.gemfile.lock b/gemfiles/4.0.0.gemfile.lock
index ac1f91bca..f3cb68daa 100644
--- a/gemfiles/4.0.0.gemfile.lock
+++ b/gemfiles/4.0.0.gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: ../
   specs:
-    shoulda-matchers (2.6.1.rc2)
+    shoulda-matchers (2.6.1)
       activesupport (>= 3.0.0)
 
 GEM
diff --git a/gemfiles/4.0.1.gemfile.lock b/gemfiles/4.0.1.gemfile.lock
index 306aade59..ced5b7e91 100644
--- a/gemfiles/4.0.1.gemfile.lock
+++ b/gemfiles/4.0.1.gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: ../
   specs:
-    shoulda-matchers (2.6.1.rc2)
+    shoulda-matchers (2.6.1)
       activesupport (>= 3.0.0)
 
 GEM
diff --git a/gemfiles/4.1.gemfile.lock b/gemfiles/4.1.gemfile.lock
index d3f215b20..96f6cd796 100644
--- a/gemfiles/4.1.gemfile.lock
+++ b/gemfiles/4.1.gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .././
   specs:
-    shoulda-matchers (2.6.1.rc2)
+    shoulda-matchers (2.6.1)
       activesupport (>= 3.0.0)
 
 GEM
diff --git a/lib/shoulda/matchers/version.rb b/lib/shoulda/matchers/version.rb
index 0242a7ab7..4ab794b2d 100644
--- a/lib/shoulda/matchers/version.rb
+++ b/lib/shoulda/matchers/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module Shoulda
   module Matchers
-    VERSION = '2.6.1.rc2'.freeze
+    VERSION = '2.6.1'.freeze
   end
 end