diff --git a/.github/auto-label.json b/.github/auto-label.json
index cc0e1cef08..71176ce82d 100644
--- a/.github/auto-label.json
+++ b/.github/auto-label.json
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
       ".github/**/*",
       "build/**/*"
     ],
-    "v1.6.0": "**/*"
+    "v1.6.1": "**/*"
   }
 }
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 90a325b4ed..0ac6300b66 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <Project>
   <!-- Default Version numbers -->
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <CurrentVersion>1.6.0</CurrentVersion>
-    <CurrentAssemblyVersion>1.6.0</CurrentAssemblyVersion>
-    <CurrentAssemblyFileVersion>1.6.0</CurrentAssemblyFileVersion>
+    <CurrentVersion>1.6.1</CurrentVersion>
+    <CurrentAssemblyVersion>1.6.1</CurrentAssemblyVersion>
+    <CurrentAssemblyFileVersion>1.6.1</CurrentAssemblyFileVersion>
     <!-- Version and Informational reflect actual version -->
     <Version>$(CurrentVersion)</Version>
     <InformationalVersion>$(CurrentVersion)</InformationalVersion>
diff --git a/global.json b/global.json
index d00ccb8f53..48b6dd059a 100644
--- a/global.json
+++ b/global.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "rollForward": "latestFeature",
     "allowPrerelease": false
   },
-  "version": "1.6.0",
+  "version": "1.6.1",
   "doc_current": "1.6",
   "doc_branch": "1.x"
 }