diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8badef79f7d..76b65dfbce0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## Unreleased
+## Version 1.60.1 (2026-03-07)
 
 ### SDK
 
diff --git a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-api.txt b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-api.txt
index fa63730c831..6633d5645f7 100644
--- a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-api.txt
+++ b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-api.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-api-1.60.0-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-api-1.59.0.jar
+Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-api-1.60.1-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-api-1.59.0.jar
 ***  MODIFIED INTERFACE: PUBLIC ABSTRACT io.opentelemetry.api.logs.LogRecordBuilder  (not serializable)
 	===  CLASS FILE FORMAT VERSION: 52.0 <- 52.0
 	+++  NEW METHOD: PUBLIC(+) io.opentelemetry.api.logs.LogRecordBuilder setException(java.lang.Throwable)
diff --git a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-common.txt b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-common.txt
index 1c7766db78d..fb279057fbe 100644
--- a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-common.txt
+++ b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-common.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-common-1.60.0-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-common-1.59.0.jar
+Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-common-1.60.1-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-common-1.59.0.jar
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\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-context.txt b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-context.txt
index 7b97994ba22..6f2b7b3a6ae 100644
--- a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-context.txt
+++ b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-context.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-context-1.60.0-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-context-1.59.0.jar
+Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-context-1.60.1-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-context-1.59.0.jar
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diff --git a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-exporter-common.txt b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-exporter-common.txt
index 1ca29e5bb6b..36ff025567b 100644
--- a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-exporter-common.txt
+++ b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-exporter-common.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-exporter-common-1.60.0-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-exporter-common-1.59.0.jar
+Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-exporter-common-1.60.1-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-exporter-common-1.59.0.jar
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diff --git a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-exporter-logging-otlp.txt b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-exporter-logging-otlp.txt
index 79aba5f52a9..b89bf6fc230 100644
--- a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-exporter-logging-otlp.txt
+++ b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-exporter-logging-otlp.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-exporter-logging-otlp-1.60.0-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-exporter-logging-otlp-1.59.0.jar
+Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-exporter-logging-otlp-1.60.1-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-exporter-logging-otlp-1.59.0.jar
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diff --git a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-exporter-logging.txt b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-exporter-logging.txt
index 1e882ee8025..b929084061a 100644
--- a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-exporter-logging.txt
+++ b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-exporter-logging.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-exporter-logging-1.60.0-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-exporter-logging-1.59.0.jar
+Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-exporter-logging-1.60.1-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-exporter-logging-1.59.0.jar
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diff --git a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-common.txt b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-common.txt
index 7dc6c6acd23..2041c1ffb81 100644
--- a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-common.txt
+++ b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-common.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-common-1.60.0-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-common-1.59.0.jar
+Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-common-1.60.1-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-common-1.59.0.jar
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diff --git a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp.txt b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp.txt
index 5870f6ab703..022e3a8e9fd 100644
--- a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp.txt
+++ b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-1.60.0-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-1.59.0.jar
+Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-1.60.1-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-1.59.0.jar
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diff --git a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-exporter-sender-grpc-managed-channel.txt b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-exporter-sender-grpc-managed-channel.txt
index 0fa47200766..3d2cd7f7e29 100644
--- a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-exporter-sender-grpc-managed-channel.txt
+++ b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-exporter-sender-grpc-managed-channel.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-exporter-sender-grpc-managed-channel-1.60.0-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-exporter-sender-grpc-managed-channel-1.59.0.jar
+Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-exporter-sender-grpc-managed-channel-1.60.1-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-exporter-sender-grpc-managed-channel-1.59.0.jar
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diff --git a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-exporter-sender-jdk.txt b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-exporter-sender-jdk.txt
index 6e8444c2b16..c4c4a8b62f0 100644
--- a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-exporter-sender-jdk.txt
+++ b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-exporter-sender-jdk.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-exporter-sender-jdk-1.60.0-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-exporter-sender-jdk-1.59.0.jar
+Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-exporter-sender-jdk-1.60.1-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-exporter-sender-jdk-1.59.0.jar
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diff --git a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-exporter-sender-okhttp.txt b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-exporter-sender-okhttp.txt
index 834fe687f4d..6412d7cea49 100644
--- a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-exporter-sender-okhttp.txt
+++ b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-exporter-sender-okhttp.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-exporter-sender-okhttp-1.60.0-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-exporter-sender-okhttp-1.59.0.jar
+Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-exporter-sender-okhttp-1.60.1-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-exporter-sender-okhttp-1.59.0.jar
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diff --git a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin.txt b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin.txt
index f84fd690919..5000bd82787 100644
--- a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin.txt
+++ b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-1.60.0-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-1.59.0.jar
+Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-1.60.1-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-1.59.0.jar
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diff --git a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-extension-kotlin.txt b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-extension-kotlin.txt
index 9620b4531f5..c8bc026095d 100644
--- a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-extension-kotlin.txt
+++ b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-extension-kotlin.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-extension-kotlin-1.60.0-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-extension-kotlin-1.59.0.jar
+Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-extension-kotlin-1.60.1-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-extension-kotlin-1.59.0.jar
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diff --git a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-extension-trace-propagators.txt b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-extension-trace-propagators.txt
index 619e3785d87..b8248813ab2 100644
--- a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-extension-trace-propagators.txt
+++ b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-extension-trace-propagators.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-extension-trace-propagators-1.60.0-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-extension-trace-propagators-1.59.0.jar
+Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-extension-trace-propagators-1.60.1-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-extension-trace-propagators-1.59.0.jar
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diff --git a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-opentracing-shim.txt b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-opentracing-shim.txt
index 497e042dd05..bbfb7290997 100644
--- a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-opentracing-shim.txt
+++ b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-opentracing-shim.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-opentracing-shim-1.60.0-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-opentracing-shim-1.59.0.jar
+Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-opentracing-shim-1.60.1-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-opentracing-shim-1.59.0.jar
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diff --git a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-common.txt b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-common.txt
index 39f3530e868..7dadca0c838 100644
--- a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-common.txt
+++ b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-common.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-sdk-common-1.60.0-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-sdk-common-1.59.0.jar
+Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-sdk-common-1.60.1-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-sdk-common-1.59.0.jar
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diff --git a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-autoconfigure-spi.txt b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-autoconfigure-spi.txt
index 9b3a1b54754..023d65e5c3f 100644
--- a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-autoconfigure-spi.txt
+++ b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-autoconfigure-spi.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-sdk-extension-autoconfigure-spi-1.60.0-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-sdk-extension-autoconfigure-spi-1.59.0.jar
+Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-sdk-extension-autoconfigure-spi-1.60.1-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-sdk-extension-autoconfigure-spi-1.59.0.jar
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diff --git a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-autoconfigure.txt b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-autoconfigure.txt
index ee686c98a28..e9ad52e5136 100644
--- a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-autoconfigure.txt
+++ b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-autoconfigure.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-sdk-extension-autoconfigure-1.60.0-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-sdk-extension-autoconfigure-1.59.0.jar
+Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-sdk-extension-autoconfigure-1.60.1-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-sdk-extension-autoconfigure-1.59.0.jar
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diff --git a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-jaeger-remote-sampler.txt b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-jaeger-remote-sampler.txt
index 25237dac2a8..f3dd1c6a5a6 100644
--- a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-jaeger-remote-sampler.txt
+++ b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-jaeger-remote-sampler.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-sdk-extension-jaeger-remote-sampler-1.60.0-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-sdk-extension-jaeger-remote-sampler-1.59.0.jar
+Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-sdk-extension-jaeger-remote-sampler-1.60.1-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-sdk-extension-jaeger-remote-sampler-1.59.0.jar
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diff --git a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-logs.txt b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-logs.txt
index 159360981ef..7afad9eb1ad 100644
--- a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-logs.txt
+++ b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-logs.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-sdk-logs-1.60.0-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-sdk-logs-1.59.0.jar
+Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-sdk-logs-1.60.1-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-sdk-logs-1.59.0.jar
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diff --git a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-metrics.txt b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-metrics.txt
index ee7e96820cc..0121290804e 100644
--- a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-metrics.txt
+++ b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-metrics.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-sdk-metrics-1.60.0-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-sdk-metrics-1.59.0.jar
+Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-sdk-metrics-1.60.1-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-sdk-metrics-1.59.0.jar
 ***  MODIFIED INTERFACE: PUBLIC ABSTRACT io.opentelemetry.sdk.metrics.Aggregation  (not serializable)
 	===  CLASS FILE FORMAT VERSION: 52.0 <- 52.0
 	===  UNCHANGED METHOD: PUBLIC STATIC io.opentelemetry.sdk.metrics.Aggregation base2ExponentialBucketHistogram(int, int)
diff --git a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-testing.txt b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-testing.txt
index 0b17c7dbffb..44400b1ff15 100644
--- a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-testing.txt
+++ b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-testing.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-sdk-testing-1.60.0-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-sdk-testing-1.59.0.jar
+Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-sdk-testing-1.60.1-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-sdk-testing-1.59.0.jar
 ***  MODIFIED CLASS: PUBLIC FINAL io.opentelemetry.sdk.testing.assertj.LogRecordDataAssert  (not serializable)
 	===  CLASS FILE FORMAT VERSION: 52.0 <- 52.0
 	+++  NEW METHOD: PUBLIC(+) io.opentelemetry.sdk.testing.assertj.LogRecordDataAssert hasException(java.lang.Throwable)
diff --git a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-trace.txt b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-trace.txt
index 5e8cfb5214e..1ce20c38e02 100644
--- a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-trace.txt
+++ b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-trace.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-sdk-trace-1.60.0-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-sdk-trace-1.59.0.jar
+Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-sdk-trace-1.60.1-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-sdk-trace-1.59.0.jar
 ***  MODIFIED INTERFACE: PUBLIC ABSTRACT io.opentelemetry.sdk.trace.IdGenerator  (not serializable)
 	===  CLASS FILE FORMAT VERSION: 52.0 <- 52.0
 	+++  NEW METHOD: PUBLIC(+) boolean generatesRandomTraceIds()
diff --git a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk.txt b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk.txt
index c24f94bb0ab..ff8b256c238 100644
--- a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk.txt
+++ b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-sdk-1.60.0-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-sdk-1.59.0.jar
+Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-sdk-1.60.1-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-sdk-1.59.0.jar
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diff --git a/version.gradle.kts b/version.gradle.kts
index a34e2783bbd..20039af9689 100644
--- a/version.gradle.kts
+++ b/version.gradle.kts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 val snapshot = false
 
 allprojects {
-  var ver = "1.60.0"
+  var ver = "1.60.1"
   val release = findProperty("otel.release")
   if (release != null) {
     ver += "-" + release