diff --git a/rdt/__init__.py b/rdt/__init__.py
index feaed0239..92bcbbf59 100644
--- a/rdt/__init__.py
+++ b/rdt/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 __author__ = 'DataCebo, Inc.'
 __email__ = 'info@sdv.dev'
-__version__ = '1.6.1.dev2'
+__version__ = '1.6.1'
 
 
 import sys
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 27d3f678e..c4e6178e0 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.6.1.dev2
+current_version = 1.6.1
 commit = True
 tag = True
 parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)(\.(?P<release>[a-z]+)(?P<candidate>\d+))?
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 228771f0e..803d80117 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -139,6 +139,6 @@
     test_suite='tests',
     tests_require=tests_require,
     url='https://github.com/sdv-dev/RDT',
-    version='1.6.1.dev2',
+    version='1.6.1',
     zip_safe=False,
 )