diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a410bbb1..8046bc39 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+## v1.6.1 (2024-07-25)
+
+### Fix
+
+- **project.yaml**: rocDecode and rocAL default to develop branch now
+
+### Refactor
+
+- Remove unused import
+- Remove unused test code
+- Remove SphinxTestApp
+- Removed deprecated code
+- **test_projects.py**: Format with black
+- Update conf.py for site tests
+- **test_doxygen.py**: Fix typo in doxygen dir
+
 ## v1.6.0 (2024-07-24)
 
 ### Feat
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index a4790aa7..085b582e 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
     "path": "demo/doxygen/xml",
 }
 
-version = "1.6.0"
-release = "1.6.0"
+version = "1.6.1"
+release = "1.6.1"
 html_title = f"ROCm Docs Core {version}"
 project = "ROCm Docs Core"
 author = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc."
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b2d68d2f..0094091d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = 'rocm-docs-core'
-version = "1.6.0"
+version = "1.6.1"
 authors=[
   {name="Lauren Wrubleski", email="Lauren.Wrubleski@amd.com"}
 ]
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ color = true
 
 [tool.commitizen]
 name = "cz_conventional_commits"
-version = "1.6.0"
+version = "1.6.1"
 version_files = ["pyproject.toml:^version", "docs/conf.py:^(version|release)"]
 tag_format = "v$version"
 annotated_tag = true