diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index ff67950f650..841eb73b58f 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version='1.0'?>
 <project name="MongoDB Java Driver" default="compile" basedir=".">
 
-  <property name="version" value="2.7-pre-"/>
+  <property name="version" value="2.6.1"/>
   <property name="targetdir" location="target"/>
   <property name="testdir" location="${targetdir}/test"/>
   <dirname property="javabase" file="${java.home}"/>
diff --git a/src/main/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/src/main/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index fbe4437473d..dd1a291dabc 100644
--- a/src/main/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/src/main/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: MongoDB
 Bundle-SymbolicName: com.mongodb
-Bundle-Version: 2.7.0
+Bundle-Version: 2.6.1
 Import-Package: javax.management 
 Export-Package: com.mongodb, com.mongodb.io, com.mongodb.util, com.mongodb.gridfs, org.bson, org.bson.util, org.bson.types, org.bson.io
diff --git a/src/main/com/mongodb/Mongo.java b/src/main/com/mongodb/Mongo.java
index 75b2045c6d7..45c09997ee4 100644
--- a/src/main/com/mongodb/Mongo.java
+++ b/src/main/com/mongodb/Mongo.java
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public class Mongo {
     /**
      *
      */
-    public static final int MINOR_VERSION = 7;
+    public static final int MINOR_VERSION = 6;
 
     static int cleanerIntervalMS;
     static {