diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rdoc b/CHANGELOG.rdoc
index 039e8e06..77ae0194 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rdoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rdoc
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+1.6.1 (March 15, 2011)
+
+* Use Item.new instead of build_item for singleton resource so it doesn't effect database - see issue #304
+
+* Made accessible_by action default to :index and parent action default to :show instead of :read - see issue #302
+
+* Reverted Inherited Resources "collection" override since it doesn't seem to be working - see issue #305
+
+
 1.6.0 (March 11, 2011)
 
 * Added MetaWhere support - see issue #194 and #261
diff --git a/cancan.gemspec b/cancan.gemspec
index 5ae7372f..ab48c3d4 100644
--- a/cancan.gemspec
+++ b/cancan.gemspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name        = "cancan"
-  s.version     = "1.6.0"
+  s.version     = "1.6.1"
   s.author      = "Ryan Bates"
   s.email       = "ryan@railscasts.com"
   s.homepage    = "http://github.com/ryanb/cancan"