diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 1bb184ba..e188c74d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "jay-compositor"
-version = "1.6.0"
+version = "1.6.1"
 dependencies = [
  "ahash",
  "anyhow",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index cb0d0ef1..a6aa7eaf 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "jay-compositor"
-version = "1.6.0"
+version = "1.6.1"
 edition = "2021"
 build = "build/build.rs"
 license = "GPL-3.0-only"
diff --git a/deploy-notes.md b/deploy-notes.md
index cc27f4b7..d755c2f5 100644
--- a/deploy-notes.md
+++ b/deploy-notes.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Unreleased
 
+# 1.6.1
+
+- Needs jay-compositor release.
+
 # 1.6.0
 
 - Needs jay-algorithms release.
diff --git a/release-notes.md b/release-notes.md
index 68353054..cd1402fa 100644
--- a/release-notes.md
+++ b/release-notes.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Unreleased
 
+# 1.6.1 (2024-10-04)
+
 - Emulate vblank events on the nvidia driver.
 
 # 1.6.0 (2024-09-25)