diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a0cb839ebe..3991f0ab2a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+### v1.6.1
+## What's Changed
+* SAM transform replace AutoPublishCodeSha256 by @kddejong in https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-lint/pull/3497
+* Change return type of conditions `build_scenerios_on_region` to be a `list[bool]` by @kddejong in https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-lint/pull/3498
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-lint/compare/v1.6.0...v1.6.1
+
 ### v1.6.0
 ## What's Changed
 * Update CloudFormation schemas to 2024-07-11 by @github-actions in https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-lint/pull/3484
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dfb8d17d2f..104b4cbb54 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ If you'd like cfn-lint to be run automatically when making changes to files in y
 ```yaml
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-lint
-    rev: v1.6.0 # The version of cfn-lint to use
+    rev: v1.6.1 # The version of cfn-lint to use
     hooks:
       - id: cfn-lint
         files: path/to/cfn/dir/.*\.(json|yml|yaml)$
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ If you are using a `.cfnlintrc` and specifying the `templates` or `ignore_templa
 ```yaml
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-lint
-    rev: v1.6.0 # The version of cfn-lint to use
+    rev: v1.6.1 # The version of cfn-lint to use
     hooks:
       - id: cfn-lint-rc
 ```
diff --git a/src/cfnlint/version.py b/src/cfnlint/version.py
index 05d162cc7b..8098865dd9 100644
--- a/src/cfnlint/version.py
+++ b/src/cfnlint/version.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT-0
 """
 
-__version__ = "1.6.0"
+__version__ = "1.6.1"