diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 19ffec025..83a872367 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## [1.61.1-beta.1](https://github.com/homarr-labs/homarr/compare/v1.61.0...v1.61.1-beta.1) (2026-05-08)
+
+### Performance Improvements
+
+* (next branch) reduce idle memory on startup ([#5637](https://github.com/homarr-labs/homarr/issues/5637)) ([5ee84f8](https://github.com/homarr-labs/homarr/commit/5ee84f8cf464c308729281cb4db572950ba85a82))
+* **memory:** combine 3 node processes into one ([#5600](https://github.com/homarr-labs/homarr/issues/5600)) ([a1aa550](https://github.com/homarr-labs/homarr/commit/a1aa5505a365688b456090a882770e561479833e))
+
 ## [1.61.0](https://github.com/homarr-labs/homarr/compare/v1.60.0...v1.61.0) (2026-05-08)
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 531d3b276..157422ac9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "homarr",
-  "version": "1.61.0",
+  "version": "1.61.1-beta.1",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "build": "cross-env CI=true turbo build",