diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 5f4bc26..98a1bd1 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Version 1.6.1
+  * Symlinks in package paths will no longer be resolved
+  * Update list of useless buzzwords
+  * Add support for new list manipulation functions
+  * Add explicit support for Qt5 components
+  * Rename --show-suppressed to --show-ignored for consistency
+
 Version 1.6.0
   * Consolidated diagnostic messages and removed obsolete ones
   * Improve support for files generated at build time
diff --git a/src/catkin_lint/__init__.py b/src/catkin_lint/__init__.py
index 5174cb1..b3ff5bc 100644
--- a/src/catkin_lint/__init__.py
+++ b/src/catkin_lint/__init__.py
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@
 __author__ = "Timo Röhling <timo.roehling@fkie.fraunhofer.de>"
 __copyright__ = "Copyright (c) 2013-2016 Fraunhofer FKIE"
 __license__ = "BSD"
-__version__ = "1.6.0"
+__version__ = "1.6.1"
 __all__ = ["cmake", "diagnostics", "linter", "environment", "main", "output", "ros", "util"]