diff --git a/.github/release-please-manifest.json b/.github/release-please-manifest.json
index 2c235ca21..42dbce6dd 100644
--- a/.github/release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "packages/access-client": "19.0.0",
   "packages/blob-index": "1.0.2",
-  "packages/filecoin-api": "6.0.1",
+  "packages/filecoin-api": "6.1.0",
   "packages/filecoin-client": "3.3.3",
   "packages/capabilities": "17.1.0",
   "packages/upload-api": "15.0.1",
diff --git a/packages/filecoin-api/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/filecoin-api/CHANGELOG.md
index b01bf5eb4..908061fa2 100644
--- a/packages/filecoin-api/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/filecoin-api/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [6.1.0](https://github.com/w3s-project/w3up/compare/filecoin-api-v6.0.1...filecoin-api-v6.1.0) (2024-05-16)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add blob protocol to upload-client ([#1425](https://github.com/w3s-project/w3up/issues/1425)) ([49aef56](https://github.com/w3s-project/w3up/commit/49aef564a726d34dbbedbd83f5366d9320180f99))
+
+
+### Other Changes
+
+* appease linter ([782c6d0](https://github.com/w3s-project/w3up/commit/782c6d0b3ca93ee801b38126339a262bcd713ede))
+
 ## [6.0.1](https://github.com/w3s-project/w3up/compare/filecoin-api-v6.0.0...filecoin-api-v6.0.1) (2024-04-30)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/filecoin-api/package.json b/packages/filecoin-api/package.json
index 60299b4de..00936b2f2 100644
--- a/packages/filecoin-api/package.json
+++ b/packages/filecoin-api/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@web3-storage/filecoin-api",
-  "version": "6.0.1",
+  "version": "6.1.0",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./src/lib.js",
   "homepage": "https://web3.storage",