diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bff223f..28e024d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,22 @@ All notable changes to the Nextcloud MCP Server will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [PEP 440](https://peps.python.org/pep-0440/).
 
+## v0.61.0 (2026-01-14)
+
+### Feat
+
+- Add rate limiting and extract helpers for app password endpoints
+
+### Fix
+
+- Add missing annotations for deck remove/unassign operations
+- **auth**: Store app passwords locally for multi-user BasicAuth background sync
+
+### Refactor
+
+- Use get_settings() for vector sync enabled check
+- Extract storage helper and improve PHP error handling
+
 ## v0.60.4 (2026-01-12)
 
 ### Fix
diff --git a/charts/nextcloud-mcp-server/Chart.yaml b/charts/nextcloud-mcp-server/Chart.yaml
index 987f911..9818966 100644
--- a/charts/nextcloud-mcp-server/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/nextcloud-mcp-server/Chart.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: nextcloud-mcp-server
 description: A Helm chart for Nextcloud MCP Server - enables AI assistants to interact with Nextcloud
 type: application
 version: 0.56.2
-appVersion: "0.60.4"
+appVersion: "0.61.0"
 keywords:
   - nextcloud
   - mcp
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2a7b3da..4b056a5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "nextcloud-mcp-server"
-version = "0.60.4"
+version = "0.61.0"
 description = "Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Nextcloud integration - enables AI assistants to interact with Nextcloud data"
 authors = [
     {name = "Chris Coutinho", email = "chris@coutinho.io"}
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index dc7f698..4c57ed8 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1988,7 +1988,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nextcloud-mcp-server"
-version = "0.60.4"
+version = "0.61.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "aiosqlite" },