diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.ubi8 b/docker/Dockerfile.ubi8
index 170b0c1e87b..84ad7de0058 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.ubi8
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.ubi8
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ LABEL name="KICS" \
   description="Checkmarx/kics is an opensource project that enable you to find security vulnerabilities, compliance issues, and infrastructure misconfigurations early in the development cycle of your infrastructure-as-code find more in https://kics.io" \
   maintainer="kics@checkmarx.com" \
   vendor="Checkmarx" \
-  version="v1.6.0" \
+  version="v1.6.1" \
   release="1" \
   io.k8s.display-name="KICS by Checkmarx" \
   io.openshift.tags="kics checkmarx"
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 137340fa792..42988554d1a 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
     </div>
     <div class="col-6 text-center">
         <br/><br/>
-        <h4>Version 1.6.0</h4>
-        <p style="font-size:8pt">2022.09.14<p>
+        <h4>Version 1.6.1</h4>
+        <p style="font-size:8pt">2022.09.28<p>
         <a class="btn btn-outline-success"  href="https://docs.kics.io/latest/CONTRIBUTING">Contribute!</a>
     </div>
 </div>