diff --git a/bin/make_all b/bin/make_all
index bdef793..34253f0 100755
--- a/bin/make_all
+++ b/bin/make_all
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
 cd $DIR/../src/sslip.io-dns-server
-ldflags="-X xip/xip.VersionSemantic=2.6.0 \
+ldflags="-X xip/xip.VersionSemantic=2.6.1 \
          -X xip/xip.VersionDate=$(date +%Y/%m/%d-%H:%M:%S%z) \
          -X xip/xip.VersionGitHash=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
 export GOOS GOARCH
diff --git a/docs/DEVELOPER.md b/docs/DEVELOPER.md
index de54a6b..2941865 100644
--- a/docs/DEVELOPER.md
+++ b/docs/DEVELOPER.md
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ These instructions are meant primarily for me when deploying a new release;
 they might not make sense unless you're on my workstation.
 
 ```bash
-export OLD_VERSION=2.5.4
-export VERSION=2.6.0
+export OLD_VERSION=2.6.0
+export VERSION=2.6.1
 cd ~/workspace/sslip.io
 git pull -r --autostash
 # update the version number for the TXT record for version.status.sslip.io
@@ -16,15 +16,27 @@ sed -i '' "s/$OLD_VERSION/$VERSION/g" \
 sed -i '' "s~/$OLD_VERSION/~/$VERSION/~g" \
   k8s/document_root_sslip.io/index.html \
   k8s/Dockerfile-sslip.io-dns-server
-# Optional: update the version for the ns-aws, ns-azure install scripts
+```
+Optional: Update the version for the ns-aws, ns-azure install scripts
+```bash
+pushd ~/bin
 sed -i '' "s~/$OLD_VERSION/~/$VERSION/~g" \
   ~/bin/install_ns-a*.sh
+git add -p
+git ci -m"Update sslip.io DNS server $OLD_VERSION → $VERSION"
+git push
+popd
+```
+Build & start the new executables:
+```bash
 bin/make_all
 # Start the server, assuming macOS M1. Adjust path for GOOS, GOARCH. Linux requires `sudo`
 bin/sslip.io-dns-server-darwin-arm64
-# In another window
+```
+Test from another window:
+```bash
 export DNS_SERVER_IP=127.0.0.1
-export VERSION=2.6.0
+export VERSION=2.6.1
 # quick sanity test
 dig +short 127.0.0.1.example.com @$DNS_SERVER_IP
 echo 127.0.0.1
@@ -63,14 +75,14 @@ dig @$DNS_SERVER_IP my-key.k-v.io txt +short # returns nothing
 dig @$DNS_SERVER_IP 1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa ptr +short
 echo "127-0-0-1.sslip.io."
 dig @$DNS_SERVER_IP metrics.status.sslip.io txt +short | grep '"Queries: '
-echo '"Queries: 17"'
-# close the second window
-exit
-# stop the DNS server; we don't need it anymore
-# let's add our changes
+echo '"Queries: 17 (?.?/s)"'
+```
+Review the output then close the second window. Stop the server in the
+original window. Commit our changes:
+```bash
 git add -p
 # and commit (but DON'T push)
-git ci -vm"Version $VERSION: .acme_challenge.k-v.io isn't settable"
+git ci -vm"$VERSION: \`-addresses\` flag enables custom addresses"
 git tag $VERSION
 git push
 git push --tags
diff --git a/k8s/Dockerfile-sslip.io-dns-server b/k8s/Dockerfile-sslip.io-dns-server
index 15fb67a..193c726 100644
--- a/k8s/Dockerfile-sslip.io-dns-server
+++ b/k8s/Dockerfile-sslip.io-dns-server
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ LABEL org.opencontainers.image.authors="Brian Cunnie <brian.cunnie@gmail.com>"
 RUN dnf install -y bind-utils
 
 ARG TARGETARCH # amd64, arm64 (so I can run on AWS graviton2)
-RUN curl https://github.com/cunnie/sslip.io/releases/download/2.6.0/sslip.io-dns-server-linux-$TARGETARCH \
+RUN curl https://github.com/cunnie/sslip.io/releases/download/2.6.1/sslip.io-dns-server-linux-$TARGETARCH \
     -o /usr/sbin/sslip.io-dns-server; \
   chmod 755 /usr/sbin/sslip.io-dns-server
 
diff --git a/k8s/document_root_sslip.io/index.html b/k8s/document_root_sslip.io/index.html
index a89fe9e..b169408 100644
--- a/k8s/document_root_sslip.io/index.html
+++ b/k8s/document_root_sslip.io/index.html
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ src="https://oss.maxcdn.com/respond/1.4.2/respond.min.js"></script> <![endif]-->
       install & run our server within a docker container:</p>
       <pre>
 docker run -it --rm fedora
-curl -L https://github.com/cunnie/sslip.io/releases/download/2.6.0/sslip.io-dns-server-linux-amd64 -o dns-server
+curl -L https://github.com/cunnie/sslip.io/releases/download/2.6.1/sslip.io-dns-server-linux-amd64 -o dns-server
 chmod +x dns-server
 ./dns-server 2&gt; dns-server.log &
 dnf install -y bind-utils
diff --git a/spec/check-dns_spec.rb b/spec/check-dns_spec.rb
index 4c712ba..dd84309 100644
--- a/spec/check-dns_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/check-dns_spec.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def get_whois_nameservers(domain)
 end
 
 domain = ENV['DOMAIN'] || 'example.com'
-sslip_version = '2.6.0'
+sslip_version = '2.6.1'
 whois_nameservers = get_whois_nameservers(domain)
 
 describe domain do