diff --git a/app/k9mail/build.gradle.kts b/app/k9mail/build.gradle.kts
index 3df6d6c2414..b5d7e14a88f 100644
--- a/app/k9mail/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/k9mail/build.gradle.kts
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ android {
         applicationId = "com.fsck.k9"
         testApplicationId = "com.fsck.k9.tests"
 
-        versionCode = 36000
-        versionName = "6.600"
+        versionCode = 36001
+        versionName = "6.601"
 
         // Keep in sync with the resource string array "supported_languages"
         resourceConfigurations.addAll(
diff --git a/app/ui/legacy/src/main/res/raw/changelog_master.xml b/app/ui/legacy/src/main/res/raw/changelog_master.xml
index e8dd923c79f..b4f83d3aed8 100644
--- a/app/ui/legacy/src/main/res/raw/changelog_master.xml
+++ b/app/ui/legacy/src/main/res/raw/changelog_master.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
      Locale-specific versions are kept in res/raw-<locale qualifier>/changelog.xml.
 -->
 <changelog>
+    <release version="6.601" versioncode="36001" date="2023-04-18">
+        <change>Reverted changes to home screen widgets because apparently not every device vendor has incorporated the relevant fixes in Android 12+</change>
+    </release>
     <release version="6.600" versioncode="36000" date="2023-04-11">
         <change>Redesigned the message view screen; tap the message header containing sender/recipient names to see more details</change>
         <change>Added a setting for three different message list densities: compact, default, relaxed</change>
diff --git a/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/36001.txt b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/36001.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b22136cb617
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/36001.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Reverted changes to home screen widgets because apparently not every device vendor has incorporated the relevant fixes in Android 12+