diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3b0b912..bb74c6a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
 endif()
 
 set(POPPLER_MAJOR_VERSION "0")
-set(POPPLER_MINOR_VERSION "60")
-set(POPPLER_MICRO_VERSION "1")
+set(POPPLER_MINOR_VERSION "61")
+set(POPPLER_MICRO_VERSION "0")
 set(POPPLER_VERSION "${POPPLER_MAJOR_VERSION}.${POPPLER_MINOR_VERSION}.${POPPLER_MICRO_VERSION}")
 
 set (CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@
 else()
 add_library(poppler ${poppler_SRCS})
 endif()
-set_target_properties(poppler PROPERTIES VERSION 71.0.0 SOVERSION 71)
+set_target_properties(poppler PROPERTIES VERSION 72.0.0 SOVERSION 72)
 if(MINGW)
     get_target_property(POPPLER_SOVERSION poppler SOVERSION)
     set_target_properties(poppler PROPERTIES SUFFIX "-${POPPLER_SOVERSION}${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 018088a..7211de1 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+Release 0.61.0
+        core:
+         * Fix crashes in broken files
+         * Cleanup unused functions from GlobalParams
+         * Tweak LZWStream::processNextCode error handling. Bug #103174
+         * Warning fixes
+         * Remove t1lib code
+
+        qt5:
+         * Clean up the remaining Splash code in Arthur backend. Bug #103117
+         * ArthurOutputDev: Properly implement saveState/restoreState. Bug #103118
+         * Fix leak in ArthurOutputDev::updateFont. Bug #103508
+
+        build system:
+         * Use GNUInstallDirs. Bug #103211
+         * mingw: Install pkg-config files
+         * mingw: change library names to include the soversion. Bug #103157
+         * Fix installing a .cc file as header
+         * Use -pthread flag instead of -lpthread
+
 Release 0.60.1
         qt5:
          * ArthurOutputDev: Add missing 'return' in error paths
diff --git a/cpp/Doxyfile b/cpp/Doxyfile
index dde54a4..c1a05c0 100644
--- a/cpp/Doxyfile
+++ b/cpp/Doxyfile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 # This could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or
 # if some version control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 0.60.1
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 0.61.0
 
 # The OUTPUT_DIRECTORY tag is used to specify the (relative or absolute)
 # base path where the generated documentation will be put.
diff --git a/qt4/src/Doxyfile b/qt4/src/Doxyfile
index a38057b..9c46f27 100644
--- a/qt4/src/Doxyfile
+++ b/qt4/src/Doxyfile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 # This could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or
 # if some version control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 0.60.1
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 0.61.0
 
 # The OUTPUT_DIRECTORY tag is used to specify the (relative or absolute)
 # base path where the generated documentation will be put.
diff --git a/qt5/src/Doxyfile b/qt5/src/Doxyfile
index 6fa5936..06975f0 100644
--- a/qt5/src/Doxyfile
+++ b/qt5/src/Doxyfile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 # This could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or
 # if some version control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 0.60.1
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 0.61.0
 
 # The OUTPUT_DIRECTORY tag is used to specify the (relative or absolute)
 # base path where the generated documentation will be put.