diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 16da2cca786523215fdc073be7e1fc61902d644f..f5d23d5ee584912f2e71f1fd65d71ddc21f75490 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,9 +1,22 @@
 
+## [3.61.0] - 2024-03-24
+
+### Add Features
+
+- new methods and tidy [#174](https://gitlab.schukai.com/oss/libraries/javascript/monster/issues/174) [#173](https://gitlab.schukai.com/oss/libraries/javascript/monster/issues/173)
+### Changes
+
+- update tests and doc
+- events
+
 ## [3.60.0] - 2024-03-24
 
 ### Add Features
 
 - min/max for split screen [#172](https://gitlab.schukai.com/oss/libraries/javascript/monster/issues/172)
+### Changes
+
+- release and publish to npm new version 3.60.0
 
 ## [3.59.1] - 2024-03-23
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0f02072ba02024ce704265e47b2662286da0228a..51b82ad34f1843b96eb1e311ad7c6f8bb804cbcc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@schukai/monster",
-  "version": "3.60.0",
+  "version": "3.61.0",
   "description": "Monster is a simple library for creating fast, robust and lightweight websites.",
   "keywords": [
     "framework",
diff --git a/source/types/version.mjs b/source/types/version.mjs
index a8d24a6b44c8f6655c85c9b0aa92c77b6d402ed8..b8abb9a52c21018d44c87db19c1d3076dc51a7c8 100644
--- a/source/types/version.mjs
+++ b/source/types/version.mjs
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ function getMonsterVersion() {
 	}
 
 	/** don't touch, replaced by make with package.json version */
-	monsterVersion = new Version("3.60.0");
+	monsterVersion = new Version("3.61.0");
 
 	return monsterVersion;
 }
diff --git a/test/cases/monster.mjs b/test/cases/monster.mjs
index 3cdb7f346ca496d1449c4e8dc095a6c9ffa8f6f9..3113d362eca5c5069ef8bba4fb7042acf186a908 100644
--- a/test/cases/monster.mjs
+++ b/test/cases/monster.mjs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ describe('Monster', function () {
         let monsterVersion
 
         /** don´t touch, replaced by make with package.json version */
-        monsterVersion = new Version("3.60.0")
+        monsterVersion = new Version("3.61.0")
 
         let m = getMonsterVersion();