diff --git a/.changeset/dedupe-extracted-comments-linear.md b/.changeset/dedupe-extracted-comments-linear.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 8956a22..0000000
--- a/.changeset/dedupe-extracted-comments-linear.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-"minimizer-webpack-plugin": patch
----
-
-deduplicate extracted comments in linear time, so builds stay fast when an asset contains many distinct preserved comments
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2dd6dde..b56586f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 5.6.1
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- deduplicate extracted comments in linear time, so builds stay fast when an asset contains many distinct preserved comments (by [@alexander-akait](https://github.com/alexander-akait) in [#682](https://github.com/webpack/minimizer-webpack-plugin/pull/682))
+
 ## 5.6.0
 
 ### Minor Changes
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ef01e4a..248c08c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "minimizer-webpack-plugin",
-  "version": "5.6.0",
+  "version": "5.6.1",
   "description": "Minimizer plugin for webpack",
   "keywords": [
     "uglify",