diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fcde4f97009..59469bad889 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.3.61] - 10/24/2024
+
+### Features
+* (**appconfig**) This release improves deployment safety by granting customers the ability to REVERT completed deployments, to the last known good state.In the StopDeployment API revert case the status of a COMPLETE deployment will be REVERTED. AppConfig only allows a revert within 72 hours of deployment completion.
+* (**ec2**) This release includes a new API to describe some details of the Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) that were used to launch EC2 instances, even if those AMIs are no longer available for use.
+* (**ecs**) This release adds support for EBS volumes attached to Amazon ECS Windows tasks running on EC2 instances.
+* (**qbusiness**) Add a new field in chat response. This field can be used to support nested schemas in array fields
+
+### Documentation
+* (**pcs**) Documentation update: added the default value of the Slurm configuration parameter scaleDownIdleTimeInSeconds to its description.
+
 ## [1.3.60] - 10/23/2024
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 3102f92ea4b..4b94ef2c3a9 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ kotlin.native.ignoreDisabledTargets=true
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx6g -XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=2G
 
 # sdk
-sdkVersion=1.3.61-SNAPSHOT
+sdkVersion=1.3.61
 
 # dokka config (values specified at build-time as needed)
 smithyKotlinDocBaseUrl=https://sdk.amazonaws.com/kotlin/api/smithy-kotlin/api/$smithyKotlinRuntimeVersion/