diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 449cbd910..216c87625 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
-<!-- latest_release 1.83.60 -->
+<!-- latest_release 1.83.61 -->
+## [v1.83.61](https://github.com/inspec/inspec-aws/tree/v1.83.61) (2023-11-13)
+
+#### Merged Pull Requests
+- CHEF-8423 : load ActiveSupport core_ext methods [#980](https://github.com/inspec/inspec-aws/pull/980) ([sathish-progress](https://github.com/sathish-progress))
+<!-- latest_release -->
+
 ## [v1.83.60](https://github.com/inspec/inspec-aws/tree/v1.83.60) (2023-03-30)
 
 #### Merged Pull Requests
 - Chef 1095 Add the missing contents in the files of aws cloudtrail trail resource [#969](https://github.com/inspec/inspec-aws/pull/969) ([soumyo13](https://github.com/soumyo13))
-<!-- latest_release -->
 
 ## [v1.83.59](https://github.com/inspec/inspec-aws/tree/v1.83.59) (2023-03-13)
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index d94e11067..b118bd1d2 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.83.60
\ No newline at end of file
+1.83.61
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/inspec.yml b/inspec.yml
index ac4c924cd..33c4f4317 100644
--- a/inspec.yml
+++ b/inspec.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ maintainer: spaterson@chef.io,russell.seymour@turtlesystems.co.uk
 summary: This resource pack provides compliance resources for AWS.
 copyright: spaterson@chef.io,russell.seymour@turtlesystems.co.uk
 copyright_email: spaterson@chef.io,russell.seymour@turtlesystems.co.uk
-version: 1.83.60
+version: 1.83.61
 license: Apache-2.0
 # lazy_instance support for FilterTable is available only from https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/5922 and v4.56.17
 inspec_version: '>= 4.56.17'