diff --git a/swift/__init__.py b/swift/__init__.py
index f97d5c7960..f7a4116f67 100644
--- a/swift/__init__.py
+++ b/swift/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class Version(object):
             return '%s-dev' % (self.canonical_version,)
 
 
-_version = Version('1.6.0', False)
+_version = Version('1.6.1', False)
 __version__ = _version.pretty_version
 __canonical_version__ = _version.canonical_version