diff --git a/file_catalog/__init__.py b/file_catalog/__init__.py
index f12a18e..bc9648d 100644
--- a/file_catalog/__init__.py
+++ b/file_catalog/__init__.py
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 # is zero for an official release, positive for a development branch,
 # or negative for a release candidate or beta (after the base version
 # number has been incremented)
-__version__ = "1.6.0"
+__version__ = "1.6.1"
 version_info = (1, 6, 0, 0)