diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dca66ba1..764e9342 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## 1.6.1, unreleased
+## 1.6.1, released 2013-01-05
 * Permit auto_html_for on an attribute that's not in the DB.
 * Image filter: :proxy option, do not format existing <img> 
 * Link filter: :short_link_name option
diff --git a/auto_html.gemspec b/auto_html.gemspec
index aaf83794..4c21efc4 100644
--- a/auto_html.gemspec
+++ b/auto_html.gemspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Gem::Specification.new do |gem|
   gem.name = 'auto_html'
-  gem.version = '1.6.0'
+  gem.version = '1.6.1'
 
   gem.summary = "Transform URIs to appropriate markup"
   gem.description = "Automatically transforms URIs (via domain) and includes the destination resource (Vimeo, YouTube movie, image, ...) in your document"