diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5c7f1037..237843ad 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2.6.1 / 2017-01-16
+==================
+
+  * Fix: Module's `export default` syntax fix for IE8 `Expected identifier` error
 
 2.6.0 / 2016-12-28
 ==================
diff --git a/component.json b/component.json
index 128e3b89..4861027d 100644
--- a/component.json
+++ b/component.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "debug",
   "repo": "visionmedia/debug",
   "description": "small debugging utility",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.6.1",
   "keywords": [
     "debug",
     "log",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9415f7d1..0bd80e28 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "debug",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.6.1",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git://github.com/visionmedia/debug.git"
diff --git a/src/debug.js b/src/debug.js
index 25cb6890..d5d6d167 100644
--- a/src/debug.js
+++ b/src/debug.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * Expose `debug()` as the module.
  */
 
-exports = module.exports = createDebug.debug = createDebug.default = createDebug;
+exports = module.exports = createDebug.debug = createDebug['default'] = createDebug;
 exports.coerce = coerce;
 exports.disable = disable;
 exports.enable = enable;