diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
index 9e94b1a0b..16f677618 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 ZeroTier Release Notes
 ======
 
-# ??? -- Version 1.6.1
+# 2020-11-24 -- Version 1.6.1
+
+This release fixes some minor bugs and other issues in 1.6.0.
 
  * Fixed a bug that caused IP addresses in the 203.0.0.0/8 block to be miscategorized as not being in global scope.
  * Changed Linux builds to (hopefully) fix LXC and SELinux issues.
  * Fixed unaligned memory access that caused crash on FreeBSD systems on the ARM architecture.
  * Merged CLI options for controlling bonded devices into the beta multipath code.
+ * Updated Windows driver with Microsoft cross-signing to fix issues on some Windows systems.
 
 # 2020-11-19 -- Version 1.6.0
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index f921505dd..da41dbf27 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+zerotier-one (1.6.1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * See RELEASE-NOTES.md for release notes.
+
+ -- Adam Ierymenko <adam.ierymenko@zerotier.com>  Tue, 24 Nov 2020 01:00:00 -0700
+
 zerotier-one (1.6.0) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * See RELEASE-NOTES.md for release notes.
diff --git a/ext/installfiles/mac/ZeroTier One.pkgproj b/ext/installfiles/mac/ZeroTier One.pkgproj
index 42a377d83..3be5ac341 100755
--- a/ext/installfiles/mac/ZeroTier One.pkgproj	
+++ b/ext/installfiles/mac/ZeroTier One.pkgproj	
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@
 				<key>USE_HFS+_COMPRESSION</key>
 				<false/>
 				<key>VERSION</key>
-				<string>1.6.0</string>
+				<string>1.6.1</string>
 			</dict>
 			<key>TYPE</key>
 			<integer>0</integer>
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index df5e72ce4..bef75b186 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 /**
  * Revision
  */
-#define ZEROTIER_ONE_VERSION_REVISION 0
+#define ZEROTIER_ONE_VERSION_REVISION 1
 
 /**
  * Build version
diff --git a/windows/WinUI/AboutView.xaml b/windows/WinUI/AboutView.xaml
index f57c15c95..09958402b 100644
--- a/windows/WinUI/AboutView.xaml
+++ b/windows/WinUI/AboutView.xaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
                     <Run Text="ZeroTier One"/>
                 </Paragraph>
                 <Paragraph TextAlignment="Center">
-                    <Run FontSize="14" Text="Version 1.6.0"/>
+                    <Run FontSize="14" Text="Version 1.6.1"/>
                     <LineBreak/>
                     <Run FontSize="14" Text="(c) 2011-2020 ZeroTier, Inc."/>
                     <LineBreak/>
diff --git a/zerotier-one.spec b/zerotier-one.spec
index 452b3b5c1..57a7e0122 100644
--- a/zerotier-one.spec
+++ b/zerotier-one.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Name:           zerotier-one
-Version:        1.6.0
+Version:        1.6.1
 Release:        1%{?dist}
-Summary:        ZeroTier One network virtualization service
+Summary:        ZeroTier network virtualization service
 
 License:        ZeroTier BSL 1.1
 URL:            https://www.zerotier.com
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ It can be used for on-premise network virtualization, as a peer to peer VPN
 for mobile teams, for hybrid or multi-data-center cloud deployments, or just
 about anywhere else secure software defined virtual networking is useful.
 
-ZeroTier One is our OS-level client service. It allows Mac, Linux, Windows,
+This is our OS-level client service. It allows Mac, Linux, Windows,
 FreeBSD, and soon other types of clients to join ZeroTier virtual networks
 like conventional VPNs or VLANs. It can run on native systems, VMs, or
 containers (Docker, OpenVZ, etc.).
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ esac
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Nov 24 2020 Adam Ierymenko <adam.ierymenko@zerotier.com> - 1.6.1-0.1
+- see https://github.com/zerotier/ZeroTierOne for release notes
+
 * Thu Nov 19 2020 Adam Ierymenko <adam.ierymenko@zerotier.com> - 1.6.0-0.1
 - see https://github.com/zerotier/ZeroTierOne for release notes