diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5295ad655..6ef28c973 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,10 +4,29 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [6.1.0] - 2025-06-11
+### Added
+- Date Range Picker
+
+### Changed
+- #### Tooltip
+  - **Behavioral change**: Tooltip default `placement` is 'bottom' now.
+  - **Behavioral change**: Tooltip will not render an arrow indicator by default unless `with-arrow` is set.
+  - **Breaking change**: Tooltip events will no longer return its `anchor` target in its `detail` property.
+
+    You can still access it at `event.target.anchor`.
+
+### Deprecated
+- #### Tooltip
+  - `disableArrow` is deprecated. Use `withArrow | with-arrow` to render an arrow indicator.
+
 ### Fixed
-  - #### Calendar & Date picker
-    - Incorrect date rollover for in certain scenarios [#1710](https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-webcomponents/issues/1710)
+- #### Calendar & Date Picker
+  - Incorrect date rollover for in certain scenarios [#1710](https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-webcomponents/issues/1710)
+- #### Combo
+  - Case insensitive icon styles in themes [#1728](https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-webcomponents/pull/1728)
+- #### Textarea
+  - Label height and component height override [#1715](https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-webcomponents/pull/1715)
 
 ## [6.0.1] - 2025-05-28
 ### Added
@@ -898,6 +917,7 @@ Initial release of Ignite UI Web Components
 - Ripple component
 - Switch component
 
+[6.1.0]: https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-webcomponents/compare/6.0.1...6.1.0
 [6.0.1]: https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-webcomponents/compare/6.0.0...6.0.1
 [6.0.0]: https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-webcomponents/compare/5.4.1...6.0.0
 [5.4.1]: https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-webcomponents/compare/5.4.0...5.4.1
diff --git a/src/components/tooltip/tooltip.spec.ts b/src/components/tooltip/tooltip.spec.ts
index f6fdfd2a5..8705ba261 100644
--- a/src/components/tooltip/tooltip.spec.ts
+++ b/src/components/tooltip/tooltip.spec.ts
@@ -75,9 +75,10 @@ describe('Tooltip', () => {
     it('is correctly initialized with its default component state', () => {
       expect(tooltip.dir).to.be.empty;
       expect(tooltip.open).to.be.false;
-      expect(tooltip.disableArrow).to.be.false;
+      expect(tooltip.disableArrow).to.be.true;
+      expect(tooltip.withArrow).to.be.false;
       expect(tooltip.offset).to.equal(6);
-      expect(tooltip.placement).to.equal('top');
+      expect(tooltip.placement).to.equal('bottom');
       expect(tooltip.anchor).to.be.undefined;
       expect(tooltip.showTriggers).to.equal('pointerenter');
       expect(tooltip.hideTriggers).to.equal('pointerleave,click');
@@ -86,11 +87,6 @@ describe('Tooltip', () => {
       expect(tooltip.message).to.equal('');
     });
 
-    it('should render a default arrow', () => {
-      const arrow = tooltip.shadowRoot!.querySelector('#arrow');
-      expect(arrow).not.to.be.null;
-    });
-
     it('is correctly rendered both in shown/hidden states', async () => {
       expect(tooltip.open).to.be.false;
 
@@ -103,7 +99,6 @@ describe('Tooltip', () => {
         >
           <div part="base">
             <slot></slot>
-            <div id="arrow"></div>
           </div>
         </igc-popover>`
       );
@@ -120,7 +115,6 @@ describe('Tooltip', () => {
         >
           <div part="base">
             <slot></slot>
-            <div id="arrow"></div>
           </div>
         </igc-popover>`
       );
@@ -212,29 +206,29 @@ describe('Tooltip', () => {
       expect(tooltip.open).to.be.true;
     });
 
-    it('should show/hide the arrow via the `disableArrow` property', async () => {
-      expect(tooltip.disableArrow).to.be.false;
-      expect(tooltip.shadowRoot!.querySelector('#arrow')).to.exist;
+    it('should show/hide the arrow via the `withArrow` property', async () => {
+      expect(tooltip.withArrow).to.be.false;
+      expect(tooltip.renderRoot.querySelector('#arrow')).to.be.null;
 
-      tooltip.disableArrow = true;
+      tooltip.withArrow = true;
       await elementUpdated(tooltip);
 
-      expect(tooltip.disableArrow).to.be.true;
-      expect(tooltip.shadowRoot!.querySelector('#arrow')).to.be.null;
+      expect(tooltip.withArrow).to.be.true;
+      expect(tooltip.renderRoot.querySelector('#arrow')).not.to.be.null;
     });
 
-    it('should show/hide the arrow via the `disable-arrow` attribute', async () => {
+    it('should show/hide the arrow via the `with-arrow` attribute', async () => {
       const template = html`
         <div>
           <button>Hover</button>
-          <igc-tooltip disable-arrow>I am a tooltip</igc-tooltip>
+          <igc-tooltip with-arrow>I am a tooltip</igc-tooltip>
         </div>
       `;
       const container = await fixture(template);
       tooltip = container.querySelector(IgcTooltipComponent.tagName)!;
 
-      expect(tooltip.disableArrow).to.be.true;
-      expect(tooltip.shadowRoot!.querySelector('#arrow')).to.be.null;
+      expect(tooltip.withArrow).to.be.true;
+      expect(tooltip.renderRoot.querySelector('#arrow')).not.to.be.null;
     });
 
     it('should provide content via the `message` property', async () => {
@@ -305,7 +299,6 @@ describe('Tooltip', () => {
                 name="input_clear"
               ></igc-icon>
             </slot>
-            <div id="arrow"></div>
           </div>
         </igc-popover>`
       );
@@ -534,15 +527,8 @@ describe('Tooltip', () => {
       await showComplete();
       expect(tooltip.open).to.be.true;
 
-      expect(eventSpy).calledWith('igcOpening', {
-        cancelable: true,
-        detail: defaultAnchor,
-      });
-
-      expect(eventSpy).calledWith('igcOpened', {
-        cancelable: false,
-        detail: defaultAnchor,
-      });
+      expect(eventSpy).calledWith('igcOpening', { cancelable: true });
+      expect(eventSpy).calledWith('igcOpened', { cancelable: false });
     });
   });
 
@@ -698,11 +684,11 @@ describe('Tooltip', () => {
       expect(eventSpy.callCount).to.equal(2);
       expect(eventSpy.firstCall).calledWith(
         state.open ? 'igcOpening' : 'igcClosing',
-        { cancelable: true, detail: anchor }
+        { cancelable: true }
       );
       expect(eventSpy.secondCall).calledWith(
         state.open ? 'igcOpened' : 'igcClosed',
-        { cancelable: false, detail: anchor }
+        { cancelable: false }
       );
     };
 
@@ -730,10 +716,7 @@ describe('Tooltip', () => {
       await showComplete(tooltip);
 
       expect(tooltip.open).to.be.false;
-      expect(eventSpy).calledOnceWith('igcOpening', {
-        cancelable: true,
-        detail: anchor,
-      });
+      expect(eventSpy).calledOnceWith('igcOpening', { cancelable: true });
 
       eventSpy.resetHistory();
 
@@ -749,10 +732,7 @@ describe('Tooltip', () => {
       await hideComplete(tooltip);
 
       expect(tooltip.open).to.be.true;
-      expect(eventSpy).calledOnceWith('igcClosing', {
-        cancelable: true,
-        detail: anchor,
-      });
+      expect(eventSpy).calledOnceWith('igcClosing', { cancelable: true });
     });
 
     it('fires `igcClosed` when tooltip is hidden via Escape key', async () => {
@@ -775,10 +755,7 @@ describe('Tooltip', () => {
 
       expect(tooltip.open).to.be.false;
       expect(eventSpy.callCount).to.equal(1);
-      expect(eventSpy.firstCall).calledWith('igcClosed', {
-        cancelable: false,
-        detail: anchor,
-      });
+      expect(eventSpy.firstCall).calledWith('igcClosed', { cancelable: false });
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/src/components/tooltip/tooltip.ts b/src/components/tooltip/tooltip.ts
index baac767d5..f32e5482a 100644
--- a/src/components/tooltip/tooltip.ts
+++ b/src/components/tooltip/tooltip.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { LitElement, html, nothing } from 'lit';
+import { LitElement, type PropertyValues, html, nothing } from 'lit';
 import { property, query } from 'lit/decorators.js';
 import { createRef, ref } from 'lit/directives/ref.js';
 import { EaseOut } from '../../animations/easings.js';
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { addAnimationController } from '../../animations/player.js';
 import { fadeOut } from '../../animations/presets/fade/index.js';
 import { scaleInCenter } from '../../animations/presets/scale/index.js';
 import { themes } from '../../theming/theming-decorator.js';
-import { watch } from '../common/decorators/watch.js';
 import { registerComponent } from '../common/definitions/register.js';
 import type { Constructor } from '../common/mixins/constructor.js';
 import { EventEmitterMixin } from '../common/mixins/event-emitter.js';
@@ -21,14 +20,10 @@ import { all } from './themes/themes.js';
 import { styles } from './themes/tooltip.base.css.js';
 
 export interface IgcTooltipComponentEventMap {
-  /* blazorAlternateType: CustomEvent<void> */
-  igcOpening: CustomEvent<Element | null>;
-  /* blazorAlternateType: CustomEvent<void> */
-  igcOpened: CustomEvent<Element | null>;
-  /* blazorAlternateType: CustomEvent<void> */
-  igcClosing: CustomEvent<Element | null>;
-  /* blazorAlternateType: CustomEvent<void> */
-  igcClosed: CustomEvent<Element | null>;
+  igcOpening: CustomEvent<void>;
+  igcOpened: CustomEvent<void>;
+  igcClosing: CustomEvent<void>;
+  igcClosed: CustomEvent<void>;
 }
 
 type TooltipStateOptions = {
@@ -143,11 +138,30 @@ export default class IgcTooltipComponent extends EventEmitterMixin<
   /**
    * Whether to disable the rendering of the arrow indicator for the tooltip.
    *
+   * @deprecated since 6.1.0. Use `with-arrow` to control the behavior of the tooltip arrow.
    * @attr disable-arrow
    * @default false
    */
-  @property({ attribute: 'disable-arrow', type: Boolean, reflect: true })
-  public disableArrow = false;
+  @property({ type: Boolean, attribute: 'disable-arrow' })
+  public set disableArrow(value: boolean) {
+    this.withArrow = !value;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @deprecated since 6.1.0. Use `with-arrow` to control the behavior of the tooltip arrow.
+   */
+  public get disableArrow(): boolean {
+    return !this.withArrow;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Whether to render an arrow indicator for the tooltip.
+   *
+   * @attr with-arrow
+   * @default false
+   */
+  @property({ type: Boolean, reflect: true, attribute: 'with-arrow' })
+  public withArrow = false;
 
   /**
    * The offset of the tooltip from the anchor in pixels.
@@ -162,14 +176,18 @@ export default class IgcTooltipComponent extends EventEmitterMixin<
    * Where to place the floating element relative to the parent anchor element.
    *
    * @attr placement
-   * @default top
+   * @default bottom
    */
   @property()
-  public placement: PopoverPlacement = 'top';
+  public placement: PopoverPlacement = 'bottom';
 
   /**
    * An element instance or an IDREF to use as the anchor for the tooltip.
    *
+   * @remarks
+   * Trying to bind to an IDREF that does not exist in the current DOM root at will not work.
+   * In such scenarios, it is better to get a DOM reference and pass it to the tooltip instance.
+   *
    * @attr anchor
    */
   @property()
@@ -272,20 +290,19 @@ export default class IgcTooltipComponent extends EventEmitterMixin<
     }
   }
 
-  @watch('anchor')
-  protected _onAnchorChange(): void {
-    this._controller.resolveAnchor(this.anchor);
-  }
+  protected override willUpdate(changedProperties: PropertyValues<this>): void {
+    if (changedProperties.has('anchor')) {
+      this._controller.resolveAnchor(this.anchor);
+    }
 
-  @watch('sticky')
-  protected _onStickyChange(): void {
-    this._internals.role = this.sticky ? 'status' : 'tooltip';
+    if (changedProperties.has('sticky')) {
+      this._internals.role = this.sticky ? 'status' : 'tooltip';
+    }
   }
 
   private _emitEvent(name: keyof IgcTooltipComponentEventMap): boolean {
     return this.emitEvent(name, {
       cancelable: name === 'igcOpening' || name === 'igcClosing',
-      detail: this._controller.anchor,
     });
   }
 
@@ -416,7 +433,7 @@ export default class IgcTooltipComponent extends EventEmitterMixin<
         .placement=${this.placement}
         .offset=${this.offset}
         .anchor=${this._controller.anchor ?? undefined}
-        .arrow=${this.disableArrow ? null : this._arrowElement}
+        .arrow=${this.withArrow ? this._arrowElement : null}
         .arrowOffset=${this._arrowOffset}
         .shiftPadding=${8}
         ?open=${this.open}
@@ -436,7 +453,7 @@ export default class IgcTooltipComponent extends EventEmitterMixin<
                 </slot>
               `
             : nothing}
-          ${this.disableArrow ? nothing : html`<div id="arrow"></div>`}
+          ${this.withArrow ? html`<div id="arrow"></div>` : nothing}
         </div>
       </igc-popover>
     `;