diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index e66214520..edc444c32 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    clearance (1.6.0)
+    clearance (1.6.1)
       bcrypt
       email_validator (~> 1.4)
       rails (>= 3.1)
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 1078838d1..322336a8c 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 Thank you to all the [contributors](https://github.com/thoughtbot/clearance/graphs/contributors)!
 
+New for 1.6.1 (January 6, 2015)
+* Secure cookies are no longer overwritten when the user visits a non-HTTPS URL.
+
 New for 1.6.0 (December 20, 2014)
 * When using Rails 4.2, password reset emails are sent with the
   ActiveJob-compatible `#deliver_later` method.
diff --git a/lib/clearance/version.rb b/lib/clearance/version.rb
index 06fcbd4ea..889fc1900 100644
--- a/lib/clearance/version.rb
+++ b/lib/clearance/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Clearance
-  VERSION = "1.6.0"
+  VERSION = "1.6.1"
 end