diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index 50a0ca3bf0..e60a30e05e 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #define RARCH_VERSION_H__
 
 #ifndef PACKAGE_VERSION
-#define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.6.0"
+#define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.6.1"
 #endif
 
 #endif