diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index dc703804c..ea3a8f88e 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "3.6.0"
+  ".": "3.6.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f66eace70..039cf9792 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [3.6.1](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/compare/v3.6.0...v3.6.1) (2026-08-24)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* point AnVIL dev and tempdev BROWSER_URL at the hosts that serve them ([#4937](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/issues/4937)) ([#4938](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/issues/4938)) ([2820f37](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/commit/2820f37c6b0a3916f88ab10875e33c15ef9c6512))
+* remove nih ras banner from the anvil data explorer ([#4940](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/issues/4940)) ([#4941](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/issues/4941)) ([4a3b783](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/commit/4a3b783159ce38ccc12e0ba0d0d5426415633644))
+
+
+### Chores
+
+* extend ruff rule selection for the analytics package ([#4942](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/issues/4942)) ([#4943](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/issues/4943)) ([9c96747](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/commit/9c96747f16f46159308891d643664009ac8b404f))
+* use uv and ruff for analytics reporting ([#4934](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/issues/4934)) ([#4936](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/issues/4936)) ([e738381](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/commit/e738381daa79d18f0eb34732bfde525abf6f90b9))
+
 ## [3.6.0](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/compare/v3.5.0...v3.6.0) (2026-08-20)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7ff55bda1..92a2459c9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "explorer",
-  "version": "3.6.0",
+  "version": "3.6.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "explorer",
-      "version": "3.6.0",
+      "version": "3.6.1",
       "dependencies": {
         "@databiosphere/findable-ui": "^54.1.0",
         "@emotion/react": "^11",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f66b2e7a8..165fcfb5e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "explorer",
-  "version": "3.6.0",
+  "version": "3.6.1",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "dev:anvil-catalog": "./scripts/dev.sh anvil-catalog dev && ./scripts/set-version.sh dev && next dev --webpack",