diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 72c1c2e..a3a5bc1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ instead.
 If you're viewing this at
 [github.com/activerecord-hackery/ransack](https://github.com/activerecord-hackery/ransack),
 you're reading the documentation for the master branch with the latest features.
-[View documentation for the last release (1.6.0).](https://github.com/activerecord-hackery/ransack/tree/v1.6.0)
+[View documentation for the last release (1.6.0).](https://github.com/activerecord-hackery/ransack/tree/v1.6.1)
 
 ## Getting started
 
diff --git a/lib/ransack/version.rb b/lib/ransack/version.rb
index 0d5169c..199746b 100644
--- a/lib/ransack/version.rb
+++ b/lib/ransack/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Ransack
-  VERSION = "1.6.0"
+  VERSION = "1.6.1"
 end