diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 4935ef1..98959b8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 Changelog for package libcreate
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-Forthcoming
------------
+1.6.1 (2018-04-21)
+------------------
 * Build and install gtest as part of CI
 * Update README with instructions for building and running unit tests
 * Remove external cmake project for gtest
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cfc4755..7b35cdb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
 project(libcreate)
 
-set(PACKAGE_VERSION 1.6.0)
+set(PACKAGE_VERSION 1.6.1)
 
 option(LIBCREATE_BUILD_TESTS "Enable the build of tests." ON)
 
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 296518c..7c3e2a9 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <package format="2">
   <name>libcreate</name>
-  <version>1.6.0</version>
+  <version>1.6.1</version>
   <description>C++ library for interfacing with iRobot's Create 1 and Create 2</description>
 
   <maintainer email="jperron@sfu.ca">Jacob Perron</maintainer>