diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f98d7f8..51a156a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This action generates a changelog based on your Git history using [git-cliff](ht
 
 ### Input variables
 
-- `version`: `git-cliff` version to use. (e.g. `"latest"`, `"v2.6.0"`)
+- `version`: `git-cliff` version to use. (e.g. `"latest"`, `"v2.6.1"`)
 - `config`: Path of the configuration file. (Default: `"cliff.toml"`)
 - `args`: [Arguments](https://github.com/orhun/git-cliff#usage) to pass to git-cliff. (Default: `"-v"`)
 - `github_token`: The GitHub API token used to get `git-cliff` release information via the GitHub API to avoid rate limits. (Default: `${{ github.token }}`)
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 5713456..5c20ae7 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ inputs:
   version:
     description: "git-cliff version"
     required: false
-    default: "v2.6.0"
+    default: "v2.6.1"
   config:
     description: "config file location"
     required: false