diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9f31f6d81aa..c806a3f1a7a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## v6.1.1
+
+- [bugfix] upgrade mkdirp dependency to `^0.5.3` (#4918)
+
 ## v6.1.0
 
 - [enhancement] Upgrade to TypeScript 3.8, support new syntax (#4915)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 080c52f4402..d0249c0165f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "tslint",
-    "version": "6.1.0",
+    "version": "6.1.1",
     "description": "An extensible static analysis linter for the TypeScript language",
     "bin": {
         "tslint": "./bin/tslint"
diff --git a/src/linter.ts b/src/linter.ts
index f6518f301b3..ee93760173c 100644
--- a/src/linter.ts
+++ b/src/linter.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import { arrayify, dedent, flatMap, mapDefined } from "./utils";
  * Linter that can lint multiple files in consecutive runs.
  */
 export class Linter {
-    public static VERSION = "6.1.0";
+    public static VERSION = "6.1.1";
 
     public static findConfiguration = findConfiguration;
     public static findConfigurationPath = findConfigurationPath;