diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 99c43f7fd65..92abb520495 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,45 @@ community.aws Release Notes
 .. contents:: Topics
 
 
+v6.1.0
+======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+This release brings a new inventory plugin, some new features, and several bugfixes.
+
+Minor Changes
+-------------
+
+- dynamodb_table - added waiter when updating indexes to avoid concurrency issues (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1866).
+- dynamodb_table - increased default timeout based on time to update indexes in CI (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1866).
+- iam_group - refactored ARN validation handling (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1848).
+- iam_role - refactored ARN validation handling (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1848).
+- sns_topic - refactored ARN validation handling (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1848).
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- batch_compute_environment - fixed incorrect handling of Gov Cloud ARNs in ``compute_environment_name`` parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/1846).
+- cloudfront_distribution - The origins  recognises the s3 domains with region part now (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/1819).
+- cloudfront_distribution - no longer crashes when waiting for completion of creation (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/255).
+- cloudfront_distribution - now honours the ``enabled`` setting (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/1823).
+- dynamodb_table - secondary indexes are now created (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/1825).
+- ec2_launch_template - fixed incorrect handling of Gov Cloud ARNs in ``compute_environment_name`` parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/1846).
+- elasticache_info - remove hard coded use of ``aws`` partition (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/1846).
+- iam_role - fixed incorrect rejection of Gov Cloud ARNs in ``boundary`` parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/1846).
+- msk_cluster - remove hard coded use of ``aws`` partition (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/1846).
+- redshift - fixed hard coded use of ``aws`` partition (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/1846).
+
+New Plugins
+-----------
+
+Inventory
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+- aws_mq - MQ broker inventory source
+
 v6.0.0
 ======
 
diff --git a/changelogs/changelog.yaml b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
index a84d0d53e90..6b75b6c8a87 100644
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
@@ -3360,7 +3360,8 @@ releases:
       - cloudfront_distribution - add ``http3`` support via parameter value ``http2and3``
         for parameter ``http_version`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1753).
       - cloudfront_distribution - add ``origin_shield`` options (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1557).
-      - cloudfront_distribution - documented ``connection_attempts`` and ``connection_timeout`` the module was already capable of using them
+      - cloudfront_distribution - documented ``connection_attempts`` and ``connection_timeout``
+        the module was already capable of using them
       - community.aws - updated document fragments based on changes in amazon.aws
         (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1738).
       - community.aws - updated imports based on changes in amazon.aws (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1738).
@@ -3438,3 +3439,52 @@ releases:
       name: ssm_inventory_info
       namespace: ''
     release_date: '2023-05-10'
+  6.1.0:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - batch_compute_environment - fixed incorrect handling of Gov Cloud ARNs in
+        ``compute_environment_name`` parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/1846).
+      - cloudfront_distribution - The origins  recognises the s3 domains with region
+        part now (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/1819).
+      - cloudfront_distribution - no longer crashes when waiting for completion of
+        creation (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/255).
+      - cloudfront_distribution - now honours the ``enabled`` setting (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/1823).
+      - dynamodb_table - secondary indexes are now created (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/1825).
+      - ec2_launch_template - fixed incorrect handling of Gov Cloud ARNs in ``compute_environment_name``
+        parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/1846).
+      - elasticache_info - remove hard coded use of ``aws`` partition (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/1846).
+      - iam_role - fixed incorrect rejection of Gov Cloud ARNs in ``boundary`` parameter
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/1846).
+      - msk_cluster - remove hard coded use of ``aws`` partition (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/1846).
+      - redshift - fixed hard coded use of ``aws`` partition (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/1846).
+      minor_changes:
+      - dynamodb_table - added waiter when updating indexes to avoid concurrency issues
+        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1866).
+      - dynamodb_table - increased default timeout based on time to update indexes
+        in CI (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1866).
+      - iam_group - refactored ARN validation handling (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1848).
+      - iam_role - refactored ARN validation handling (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1848).
+      - sns_topic - refactored ARN validation handling (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1848).
+      release_summary: This release brings a new inventory plugin, some new features,
+        and several bugfixes.
+    fragments:
+    - 1819-cloudfront-distribution-s3-domain-recognise.yaml
+    - 1823-cloudfront_distribution_always_created_enabled.yml
+    - 1825-dynamodb-table-no-secondary-indexes.yml
+    - 1846-arn.yml
+    - 20230531-mq-fix_fqdn.yml
+    - 20230613-black.yml
+    - 20230627-ci-fixup.yml
+    - 20230701-ci-fixup.yml
+    - 20230702-dynamodb_waiter.yml
+    - 255-cloudfront_distribution_create_wait_crash.yml
+    - 6.0.0.yml
+    - release_summary.yml
+    - test-reqs.yml
+    - tests-requirements.yml
+    plugins:
+      inventory:
+      - description: MQ broker inventory source
+        name: aws_mq
+        namespace: null
+    release_date: '2023-07-07'
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/1819-cloudfront-distribution-s3-domain-recognise.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/1819-cloudfront-distribution-s3-domain-recognise.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e16dc622b6..00000000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/1819-cloudfront-distribution-s3-domain-recognise.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-bugfixes:
-- cloudfront_distribution - The origins  recognises the s3 domains with region part now (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/1819).
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/1823-cloudfront_distribution_always_created_enabled.yml b/changelogs/fragments/1823-cloudfront_distribution_always_created_enabled.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 473245dacca..00000000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/1823-cloudfront_distribution_always_created_enabled.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-bugfixes:
-  - cloudfront_distribution - now honours the ``enabled`` setting (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/1823).
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/1825-dynamodb-table-no-secondary-indexes.yml b/changelogs/fragments/1825-dynamodb-table-no-secondary-indexes.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index faaf05cc82c..00000000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/1825-dynamodb-table-no-secondary-indexes.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-bugfixes:
-  - dynamodb_table - secondary indexes are now created (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/1825).
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/1846-arn.yml b/changelogs/fragments/1846-arn.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f92e5b02aa..00000000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/1846-arn.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-bugfixes:
-- iam_role - fixed incorrect rejection of Gov Cloud ARNs in ``boundary`` parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/1846).
-- batch_compute_environment - fixed incorrect handling of Gov Cloud ARNs in ``compute_environment_name`` parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/1846).
-- ec2_launch_template - fixed incorrect handling of Gov Cloud ARNs in ``compute_environment_name`` parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/1846).
-- elasticache_info - remove hard coded use of ``aws`` partition (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/1846).
-- msk_cluster - remove hard coded use of ``aws`` partition (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/1846).
-- redshift - fixed hard coded use of ``aws`` partition (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/1846).
-minor_changes:
-- sns_topic - refactored ARN validation handling (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1848).
-- iam_role - refactored ARN validation handling (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1848).
-- iam_group - refactored ARN validation handling (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1848).
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/20230531-mq-fix_fqdn.yml b/changelogs/fragments/20230531-mq-fix_fqdn.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5462e792ca4..00000000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/20230531-mq-fix_fqdn.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-trivial:
-  - "Fix FQDN in EXAMPLES block for mq_* modules."
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/20230613-black.yml b/changelogs/fragments/20230613-black.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 39a149e1ec3..00000000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/20230613-black.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-trivial:
-  - "Format using black."
-  - "Remove Python < 3.6 compatibility code for unit tests."
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/20230627-ci-fixup.yml b/changelogs/fragments/20230627-ci-fixup.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index ec5ceaaf0c4..00000000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/20230627-ci-fixup.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-trivial:
-- CI fixup - ``include:`` should be ``include_tasks:``.
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/20230701-ci-fixup.yml b/changelogs/fragments/20230701-ci-fixup.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 38a20fd23b8..00000000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/20230701-ci-fixup.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-trivial:
-- CI test fixups
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/20230702-dynamodb_waiter.yml b/changelogs/fragments/20230702-dynamodb_waiter.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1af36940df6..00000000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/20230702-dynamodb_waiter.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-minor_changes:
-- dynamodb_table - added waiter when updating indexes to avoid concurrency issues (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1866).
-- dynamodb_table - increased default timeout based on time to update indexes in CI (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1866).
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/255-cloudfront_distribution_create_wait_crash.yml b/changelogs/fragments/255-cloudfront_distribution_create_wait_crash.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ea1f943c66..00000000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/255-cloudfront_distribution_create_wait_crash.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-bugfixes:
-  - cloudfront_distribution - no longer crashes when waiting for completion of creation (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/255).
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/6.0.0.yml b/changelogs/fragments/6.0.0.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3b81e021119..00000000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/6.0.0.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-trivial:
-- Add a fragment to work around ansible-test-changelog, updating the version triggers an update to common.py which ``needs`` a changelog fragment.
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/test-reqs.yml b/changelogs/fragments/test-reqs.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 11598f7ddb2..00000000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/test-reqs.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-trivial:
-  - "Move Galaxy test requirements from old transitional format in tests/requirements.yml to standard Ansible Galaxy requirements files in tests/integration/requirements.yml and tests/unit/requirements.yml."
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/tests-requirements.yml b/changelogs/fragments/tests-requirements.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 68796d3d3c3..00000000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/tests-requirements.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-trivial:
-- Add amazon.aws GitHub versions as requirements for tests.
diff --git a/galaxy.yml b/galaxy.yml
index 75f44739275..b0238e0ebc1 100644
--- a/galaxy.yml
+++ b/galaxy.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 namespace: community
 name: aws
-version: 6.0.0
+version: 6.1.0
 readme: README.md
 authors:
   - Ansible (https://github.com/ansible)
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/common.py b/plugins/module_utils/common.py
index 791828041c8..f6e8362fc47 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/common.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/common.py
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 
 
 COMMUNITY_AWS_COLLECTION_NAME = "community.aws"
-COMMUNITY_AWS_COLLECTION_VERSION = "6.0.0"
+COMMUNITY_AWS_COLLECTION_VERSION = "6.1.0"