diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 81606f9f..7bb0fdb6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [1.6.1]
 
 ### Added
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - The configuration files for the SSH hook and the Slurm sync hook are no longer generated automatically as part of the CMake installation process.
   In other words, the aforementioned hooks are no longer configured and enabled by default.
 - Updated recommended runc version to 1.1.9
-- Updated CI tests from source on Fedora (36 -> 38)
+- Updated CI tests from source on Fedora (36 -> 38) and OpenSUSE Leap (15.4 -> 15.5)
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.md b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
index 64548cae..dfc1ac7c 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 - Aliaga, Tomas. ETH Zurich - CSCS
 - Benedicic, Lucas. ETH Zurich - CSCS
 - Brambilla, Michele. ETH Zurich - CSCS
+- Chesi, Matteo. ETH Zurich - CSCS
 - Cruz, Felipe. ETH Zurich - CSCS
 - Fink, Andreas. ETH Zurich - CSCS
 - Hooks, Timothy Dayne
diff --git a/doc/config/configuration_reference.rst b/doc/config/configuration_reference.rst
index 1d03790d..fcad25ef 100644
--- a/doc/config/configuration_reference.rst
+++ b/doc/config/configuration_reference.rst
@@ -447,8 +447,8 @@ Example configuration file
         "securityChecks": true,
         "OCIBundleDir": "/var/sarus/OCIBundleDir",
         "rootfsFolder": "rootfs",
-        "prefixDir": "/opt/sarus/1.6.0",
-        "hooksDir": "/opt/sarus/1.6.0/etc/hooks.d",
+        "prefixDir": "/opt/sarus/1.6.1",
+        "hooksDir": "/opt/sarus/1.6.1/etc/hooks.d",
         "tempDir": "/tmp",
         "localRepositoryBaseDir": "/home",
         "centralizedRepositoryDir": "/var/sarus/centralized_repository",
@@ -497,15 +497,15 @@ Example configuration file
                 "/opt"
             ]
         },
-        "seccompProfile": "/opt/sarus/1.6.0/etc/seccomp/default.json",
+        "seccompProfile": "/opt/sarus/1.6.1/etc/seccomp/default.json",
         "apparmorProfile": "sarus-default",
         "selinuxLabel": "system_u:system_r:svirt_sarus_t:s0:c124,c675",
         "selinuxMountLabel": "system_u:object_r:svirt_sarus_file_t:s0:c715,c811"
         "containersPolicy": {
-            "path": "/opt/sarus/1.6.0/etc/policy.json",
+            "path": "/opt/sarus/1.6.1/etc/policy.json",
             "enforce": false
         },
-        "containersRegistries.dPath": "/opt/sarus/1.6.0/etc/registries.d"
+        "containersRegistries.dPath": "/opt/sarus/1.6.1/etc/registries.d"
         "defaultMPIType": "mpich",
         "repositoryMetadataLockTimings": {
             "timeoutMs": 120000,
diff --git a/spack/packages/sarus/package.py b/spack/packages/sarus/package.py
index 17969da9..ee72d3ab 100644
--- a/spack/packages/sarus/package.py
+++ b/spack/packages/sarus/package.py
@@ -30,12 +30,13 @@ class Sarus(CMakePackage):
     """Sarus is an OCI-compliant container engine for HPC systems."""
 
     homepage = "https://github.com/eth-cscs/sarus"
-    url      = "https://github.com/eth-cscs/sarus/archive/1.6.0.tar.gz"
+    url      = "https://github.com/eth-cscs/sarus/archive/1.6.1.tar.gz"
     git      = "https://github.com/eth-cscs/sarus.git"
 
     version('develop', branch='develop', submodules=True)
     version('master',  branch='master', submodules=True)
-    version("1.6.0", tag="1.6.0", submodules=True)
+    version("1.6.1", tag="1.6.1", submodules=True)
+    version("1.6.0", commit="9c01d76736940feb360175c515e5778e408e631e")
     version("1.5.2", commit="75e223bfe555c15f41d6394b41750c74d56e1d98")
     version("1.5.1", commit="9808a4ab7f86359d77f574962f020839266b9ab8")
     version("1.5.0", commit="3e244ec8db85978aa42b1c5f47bc94846958bd96")