diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b40d6010..39130513 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-1.6.1 (to be released)
+1.6.1 (June 17, 2019)
 ------------------------------
-* added support for the latest server version's rectangular goals
-* updated pass mode duration for rcssserver 0.7.2
+* added support for the rectangular goals in rcssserver 0.7.2
+* updated the pass mode duration for rcssserver 0.7.2
 
 1.6.0 (May 1, 2019)
 ------------------------------
diff --git a/src/rv/Viewer.java b/src/rv/Viewer.java
index d5ad9ab1..d86f181e 100644
--- a/src/rv/Viewer.java
+++ b/src/rv/Viewer.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 public class Viewer
 		extends GLProgram implements GLEventListener, ServerComm.ServerChangeListener, LogPlayer.StateChangeListener
 {
-	private static final String VERSION = "1.6.0";
+	private static final String VERSION = "1.6.1";
 
 	public enum Mode {
 		LOGFILE,