diff --git a/src/package/__init__.py b/src/package/__init__.py
index d42da9dc..41e77b3c 100644
--- a/src/package/__init__.py
+++ b/src/package/__init__.py
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 # The version of this package. There's no comprehensive, official list of other
 # magic constants, so we stick with this one only for now. See also this conversation:
 # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38344848/is-there-a-comprehensive-table-of-pythons-magic-constants
-__version__ = "1.6.0"
+__version__ = "1.6.1"