diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 20cb0e99..dc0e5ee2 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    github-markup (7.0.0)
+    github-markup (6.1.0)
       rdoc (< 9)
 
 GEM
diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 29233349..e6cb831e 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -1,4 +1,27 @@
-## 7.0.0 - 2026-10-15
+## 6.1.0 - 2026-10-16
+
+Version `6.1.0` replaces the withdrawn `7.0.0` release with the same runtime behavior and dependency requirements. The CommonMarker compatibility changes below remain in effect.
+
+### Compatibility Changes
+
+* Require commonmarker 2.x when using the CommonMarker renderer; upgrade existing commonmarker 0.x installations [#2059](https://github.com/github/markup/pull/2059).
+* Accept `VALIDATE_UTF8`, `LIBERAL_HTML_TAG`, `TABLE_PREFER_STYLE_ATTRIBUTES`, and `STRIKETHROUGH_DOUBLE_TILDE` without applying them [#2059](https://github.com/github/markup/pull/2059).
+* Preserve soft line breaks with `NOBREAKS` instead of converting them to spaces [#2059](https://github.com/github/markup/pull/2059).
+* Apply `HARDBREAKS` and `NOBREAKS` in their supplied order; the last flag wins, replacing the old `HARDBREAKS` precedence [#2059](https://github.com/github/markup/pull/2059).
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Support RDoc 8 formatter initialization and declare `rdoc < 9` as a runtime dependency [#2109](https://github.com/github/markup/pull/2109), [#2104](https://github.com/github/markup/pull/2104).
+* Restore reStructuredText section and table-of-contents anchors with docutils 0.18 and later [#2081](https://github.com/github/markup/pull/2081), [#2087](https://github.com/github/markup/pull/2087).
+
+### Development
+
+* Update development dependencies to commonmarker 2.8.2, html-pipeline 3.2, minitest 6, and activesupport 8.1.
+* Require 100% measured line and branch coverage and load gem metadata without loading renderers [#2072](https://github.com/github/markup/pull/2072).
+
+## 7.0.0 - 2026-10-15 (withdrawn)
+
+I withdrew this release on 2026-10-16. The `v7.0.0` tag remains available for traceability.
 
 ### Breaking
 
diff --git a/lib/github-markup.rb b/lib/github-markup.rb
index 11554b21..646c3954 100644
--- a/lib/github-markup.rb
+++ b/lib/github-markup.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module GitHub
   module Markup
-    VERSION = '7.0.0'
+    VERSION = '6.1.0'
     Version = VERSION
   end
 end