diff --git a/changelog/v10.6.1.md b/changelog/v10.6.1.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7316c78cdeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/v10.6.1.md
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# 10.6.1
+
+This is a bufix release which improves performance of `map.getFeaturesAtPixel` and `map.forEachFeatureAtPixel()`. See the [10.6.0 release notes](./v10.6.0.md) for a complete list of changes since the previous release.
+
+For upgrade notes
+
+#### List of all changes
+
+See below for a complete list of features and fixes.
+
+ * fix type hint for getClosestFeatureToCoordinate() (by @knrdl in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/16916)
+ * Remove willReadFrequently hint createCanvasContext2D when creating hitDetectionContext_ (by @natalvc in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/16919)
+ * Updates for the 10.6.0 release (by @openlayers in https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers/pull/16914)
+
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2c45b37ea76..314ac52746c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "ol",
-  "version": "10.6.1-dev",
+  "version": "10.6.2-dev",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "ol",
-      "version": "10.6.1-dev",
+      "version": "10.6.2-dev",
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/rbush": "4.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a5407f30b11..12f1808386b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ol",
-  "version": "10.6.1-dev",
+  "version": "10.6.2-dev",
   "description": "OpenLayers mapping library",
   "keywords": [
     "map",
diff --git a/src/ol/source/Vector.js b/src/ol/source/Vector.js
index 1eb2aa7bf82..35c5e1cbe26 100644
--- a/src/ol/source/Vector.js
+++ b/src/ol/source/Vector.js
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ class VectorSource extends Source {
    * @param {function(FeatureType):boolean} [filter] Feature filter function.
    *     The filter function will receive one argument, the {@link module:ol/Feature~Feature feature}
    *     and it should return a boolean value. By default, no filtering is made.
-   * @return {FeatureType} Closest feature.
+   * @return {FeatureType|null} Closest feature (or `null` if none found).
    * @api
    */
   getClosestFeatureToCoordinate(coordinate, filter) {