diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4d7bc576c..d55e61005 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+### [6.1.2](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-middleware/compare/v6.1.1...v6.1.2) (2024-03-20)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **security:** do not allow to read files above ([#1778](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-middleware/issues/1778)) ([9670b34](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-middleware/commit/9670b3495da518fe667ff3428c5e4cb9f2f3d353))
+
 ### [6.1.1](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-middleware/compare/v6.1.0...v6.1.1) (2023-05-16)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 725652958..d0ef06b74 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "webpack-dev-middleware",
-  "version": "6.1.1",
+  "version": "6.1.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "webpack-dev-middleware",
-      "version": "6.1.1",
+      "version": "6.1.2",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "colorette": "^2.0.10",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a51603dbb..4bbfb5089 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "webpack-dev-middleware",
-  "version": "6.1.1",
+  "version": "6.1.2",
   "description": "A development middleware for webpack",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": "webpack/webpack-dev-middleware",