diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 59ce67d4..b1770e2f 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 2.6.0
+current_version = 2.6.1
 
 [bumpversion:file:.env]
 
diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 7687a5af..281cd43d 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ fi
 
 export PROJECT_NAME=$OPEN_PROJECT_NAME
 export PROJECT_DIR="$PWD"
-export PROJECT_VERSION="2.6.0"
+export PROJECT_VERSION="2.6.1"
 
 if [ ! -d "venv" ]; then
      if ! hash pyvenv 2>/dev/null; then
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 32bc327c..7dbbeb66 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ Ideally, within a virtual environment.
 
 Changelog
 =========
+### 2.6.1 - February 6, 2019
+- Fixed issue #834: Bug in some cases when introspecting local documentation.
+
 ### 2.6.0 - August 29, 2019
 - Improved CLI multiple behaviour with empty defaults
 - Improved CLI type output for built-in types
diff --git a/hug/_version.py b/hug/_version.py
index a3c76249..c0c9a9df 100644
--- a/hug/_version.py
+++ b/hug/_version.py
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@
 """
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
-current = "2.6.0"
+current = "2.6.1"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 034cacf4..3d84b665 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def list_modules(dirname):
 
 setup(
     name="hug",
-    version="2.6.0",
+    version="2.6.1",
     description="A Python framework that makes developing APIs "
     "as simple as possible, but no simpler.",
     long_description=long_description,