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diff --git a/python-pygame.changes b/python-pygame.changes
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--- a/python-pygame.changes
+++ b/python-pygame.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Mar  3 12:31:38 UTC 2025 - Felix Stegmeier <felix.stegmeier@suse.com>
+
+- Update to 2.6.1
+  * 2.6.0 -> 2.6.1.dev1 by @illume in #4273
+  * grammar-fix by @jakefrombay in #4276
+  * Update sprite.rst by @jakefrombay in #4277
+  * build(deps): bump actions/checkout from 4.1.6 to 4.1.7 by @dependabot in #4281
+  * github: Bump cibuildwheel to v2.19.2 by @illume in #4286
+  * Update SpriteIntro.rst by @PavloShutz in #4310
+  * buildconfig/appveyor: Python 3.13 for windows by @illume in #4317
+  * buildconfig: Pin cython version to range by @illume in #4334
+  * build(deps): bump pypa/cibuildwheel from 2.19.2 to 2.20.0 by @dependabot in #4321
+  * github/build-*: Fix Cython version specifier by @illume in #4349
+  * manylinux: Remove old pypy 3.7 by @illume in #4350
+
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 Wed Sep 11 08:45:21 UTC 2024 - Markéta Machová <mmachova@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-pygame.spec b/python-pygame.spec
index 392ebde..092a136 100644
--- a/python-pygame.spec
+++ b/python-pygame.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-pygame
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2024 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2025 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 %{?sle15_python_module_pythons}
 Name:           python-pygame
-Version:        2.6.0
+Version:        2.6.1
 Release:        0
 Summary:        A Python Module for Interfacing with the SDL Multimedia Library
 License:        Apache-2.0 AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND libpng-2.0