diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1cd3572c8e0..2c72359fc42 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## 1.6.1
+
+### Bug Fixes:
+ * fix an error causing the webui to fail to start ([#13839](https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui/pull/13839))
+
 ## 1.6.0
 
 ### Features:
diff --git a/requirements_versions.txt b/requirements_versions.txt
index ee3b46af992..db112b3ce12 100644
--- a/requirements_versions.txt
+++ b/requirements_versions.txt
@@ -30,3 +30,4 @@ torch
 torchdiffeq==0.2.3
 torchsde==0.2.5
 transformers==4.30.2
+httpx==0.24.1