diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 1fff6ecfa..e125fa57e 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Changes
 =======
 
-tip (unreleased)
+1.6.1 (2015-04-21)
 ----------------
 - Fix OneToOneField transformation for historical models (gh-166)
 - Disable cascading deletes from related models to historical models
diff --git a/simple_history/__init__.py b/simple_history/__init__.py
index e5116c874..c1bb896a3 100755
--- a/simple_history/__init__.py
+++ b/simple_history/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-__version__ = '1.6.0'
+__version__ = '1.6.1'
 
 
 def register(