diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6662547..6e78964 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 NAME       := comitium
 
 # will automatically set main.Version with this string
-VERSION    ?= 1.6.0
+VERSION    ?= 1.6.1
 
 # source dirs & files #
 GOSRC      := $(shell find . -type f -name '*.go')
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e86e65e..b4563e0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,22 +51,22 @@ To get up and running, see the [quickstart page][quickstart].
 
 You can download prebuilt x86-64 binaries for Linux, FreeBSD, and Mac:
 
-* [comitium v1.6.0 Linux][linux] — [GPG Signature][linux-sig]
-* [comitium v1.6.0 FreeBSD][bsd] — [GPG Signature][bsd-sig]
-* [comitium v1.6.0 Mac][mac] — [GPG Signature][mac-sig]
+* [comitium v1.6.1 Linux][linux] — [GPG Signature][linux-sig]
+* [comitium v1.6.1 FreeBSD][bsd] — [GPG Signature][bsd-sig]
+* [comitium v1.6.1 Mac][mac] — [GPG Signature][mac-sig]
 
 [SHA256 sums for all binaries][sums]  
 [man page for all binaries][man]
 
 
-[linux]: https://nytpu.com/files/releases/comitium-v1.6.0-x86_64-linux
-[linux-sig]: https://nytpu.com/files/releases/comitium-v1.6.0-x86_64-linux.gpg
-[bsd]: https://nytpu.com/files/releases/comitium-v1.6.0-x86_64-freebsd
-[bsd-sig]: https://nytpu.com/files/releases/comitium-v1.6.0-x86_64-freebsd.gpg
-[mac]: https://nytpu.com/files/releases/comitium-v1.6.0-x86_64-darwin
-[mac-sig]: https://nytpu.com/files/releases/comitium-v1.6.0-x86_64-darwin.gpg
-[sums]: https://nytpu.com/files/releases/comitium-v1.6.0-sha256sums.txt
-[man]: https://nytpu.com/files/releases/comitium.1-v1.6.0
+[linux]: https://nytpu.com/files/releases/comitium-v1.6.1-x86_64-linux
+[linux-sig]: https://nytpu.com/files/releases/comitium-v1.6.1-x86_64-linux.gpg
+[bsd]: https://nytpu.com/files/releases/comitium-v1.6.1-x86_64-freebsd
+[bsd-sig]: https://nytpu.com/files/releases/comitium-v1.6.1-x86_64-freebsd.gpg
+[mac]: https://nytpu.com/files/releases/comitium-v1.6.1-x86_64-darwin
+[mac-sig]: https://nytpu.com/files/releases/comitium-v1.6.1-x86_64-darwin.gpg
+[sums]: https://nytpu.com/files/releases/comitium-v1.6.1-sha256sums.txt
+[man]: https://nytpu.com/files/releases/comitium.1-v1.6.1
 
 
 ### building