diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 66f1dd1bb8..8508d0d1cc 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+- Changelog for v1.6.1 (2019-10-02)
+  * Update release notes for v1.6.1
+  * Bump gitvalidation epoch
+  * Bump to v1.6.1-dev
+  * rootless: allow cgroupfs manager on cgroups v2
+  * system tests: reenable skipped tests
+
 - Changelog for v1.6.1-rc1 (2019-10-02)
   * rootless: set DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS if it is not set
   * install.md: add libbtrfs-dev for Debian build
diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index 9fcd5faa7c..eee9edc405 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ package version
 // NOTE: remember to bump the version at the top
 // of the top-level README.md file when this is
 // bumped.
-const Version = "1.6.1-dev"
+const Version = "1.6.1"
 
 // RemoteAPIVersion is the version for the remote
 // client API.  It is used to determine compatibility