diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 88946e275..36a8e15f0 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1699,7 +1699,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "data-avail"
-version = "1.6.0"
+version = "1.6.1"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "avail-base",
diff --git a/node/Cargo.toml b/node/Cargo.toml
index f0605af39..a15b0e0e9 100644
--- a/node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/node/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "data-avail"
-version = "1.6.0"
+version = "1.6.1"
 description = "Avail Node"
 authors = ["Anonymous"]
 homepage = "https://www.availproject.org/"