diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 176d095c..ee9e2669 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## [v1.6.1](https://github.com/allenai/OLMo-core/releases/tag/v1.6.1) - 2024-11-06
+
 ### Added
 
 - Added `retries` field to `BeakerLaunchConfig`.
diff --git a/src/olmo_core/version.py b/src/olmo_core/version.py
index 88b5c739..cfe9b7ed 100644
--- a/src/olmo_core/version.py
+++ b/src/olmo_core/version.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 _MAJOR = "1"
 _MINOR = "6"
-_PATCH = "0"
+_PATCH = "1"
 _SUFFIX = ""
 
 VERSION_SHORT = "{0}.{1}".format(_MAJOR, _MINOR)