diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b75e57293f7a875f9aa74de8b94547c8e1631bd8..ec2b9b22f9da4d3cc7962a283c92d8d8f907ee83 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ repositories {
     mavenCentral()
 }
 
-version = '1.6.1-SNAPSHOT'
+version = '1.6.1'
 group = 'net.geant.nmaas'
 
 java {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/changelog.json b/src/main/resources/changelog.json
index 6936db4cc890c4291d00741056c6306ec7b72b71..740861c430829381f45dc224305cd4cb77eaeb75 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/changelog.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/changelog.json
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 {
   "versions" : [
+    {
+      "verNo" : "1.6.1",
+      "date" : "(2024/05/16)",
+      "topic" : [
+        {
+          "title" : "Fixed loading GitLab repository information for application instances",
+          "tags" : "[Bugfix]",
+          "description" : "Applied fix in the Janitor component related with querying for projects in given group."
+        },
+        {
+          "title" : "Multiple minor enhancements and fixes",
+          "tags" : "[Enhancement]",
+          "description" : "Addressed multiple issues on both back-end and front-end."
+        }
+      ]
+    },
     {
       "verNo" : "1.6.0",
       "date" : "(2024/03/12)",