diff --git a/tokio-util/CHANGELOG.md b/tokio-util/CHANGELOG.md
index 3dd100c3032..5801fc2fbc3 100644
--- a/tokio-util/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/tokio-util/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# 0.6.10 (May 14, 2021)
+
+This is a backport for a memory leak in `CancellationToken`. ([#4652])
+
+[#4652]: https://github.com/tokio-rs/tokio/pull/4652
+
 # 0.6.9 (October 29, 2021)
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/tokio-util/Cargo.toml b/tokio-util/Cargo.toml
index d61ec1e33c5..939b2a9c4f9 100644
--- a/tokio-util/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tokio-util/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ name = "tokio-util"
 #   - Cargo.toml
 # - Update CHANGELOG.md.
 # - Create "tokio-util-0.6.x" git tag.
-version = "0.6.9"
+version = "0.6.10"
 edition = "2018"
 authors = ["Tokio Contributors <team@tokio.rs>"]
 license = "MIT"