diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index bcd0522..5d02000 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.6.0"
+  ".": "0.6.1"
 }
diff --git a/.version b/.version
index a918a2a..ee6cdce 100644
--- a/.version
+++ b/.version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.6.0
+0.6.1
diff --git a/packages/vscode/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/vscode/CHANGELOG.md
index 7beff7d..27e0a81 100644
--- a/packages/vscode/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/vscode/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ All notable changes to the Elide extension are documented here. The format follo
 [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/), and the project uses
 [semantic versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.6.1](https://github.com/elide-dev/vscode/compare/v0.6.0...v0.6.1) (2026-10-13)
+
+
+### Fixed
+
+* point at the kotlin extension's first-run setup instead of a reload failure ([#21](https://github.com/elide-dev/vscode/issues/21)) ([de66dbf](https://github.com/elide-dev/vscode/commit/de66dbf2e0ab1c7ccc6eaf811bae45eac9bc2b27))
+
 ## [0.6.0](https://github.com/elide-dev/vscode/compare/v0.5.0...v0.6.0) (2026-10-13)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/vscode/package.json b/packages/vscode/package.json
index 99e0957..01b31b1 100644
--- a/packages/vscode/package.json
+++ b/packages/vscode/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "elide",
   "displayName": "Elide",
   "description": "Elide build tool integration: Kotlin/Java classpath for the Kotlin LSP, build/run/test tasks, and JDWP debugging.",
-  "version": "0.6.0",
+  "version": "0.6.1",
   "preview": true,
   "publisher": "elide",
   "author": "Elide Technologies, Inc.",