diff --git a/.buildlibrary b/.buildlibrary
index 91c9f3fc..294c445b 100644
--- a/.buildlibrary
+++ b/.buildlibrary
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ValidationKey: '232787844'
+ValidationKey: '232919820'
 AcceptedWarnings:
 - .*following variables are expected in the piamInterfaces.*
 - Summation checks have revealed some gaps.*
diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index 26455bd5..66edf6d6 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ cff-version: 1.2.0
 message: If you use this software, please cite it using the metadata from this file.
 type: software
 title: 'remind2: The REMIND R package (2nd generation)'
-version: 1.160.4
-date-released: '2024-12-04'
+version: 1.161.0
+date-released: '2024-12-05'
 abstract: Contains the REMIND-specific routines for data and model output manipulation.
 authors:
 - family-names: Rodrigues
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 8301eca5..13d7344e 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 Type: Package
 Package: remind2
 Title: The REMIND R package (2nd generation)
-Version: 1.160.4
-Date: 2024-12-04
+Version: 1.161.0
+Date: 2024-12-05
 Authors@R: c(
     person("Renato", "Rodrigues", , "renato.rodrigues@pik-potsdam.de", role = c("aut", "cre")),
     person("Lavinia", "Baumstark", role = "aut"),
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e2ef279f..3afefa24 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # The REMIND R package (2nd generation)
 
-R package **remind2**, version **1.160.4**
+R package **remind2**, version **1.161.0**
 
 [![CRAN status](https://www.r-pkg.org/badges/version/remind2)](https://cran.r-project.org/package=remind2) [![R build status](https://github.com/pik-piam/remind2/workflows/check/badge.svg)](https://github.com/pik-piam/remind2/actions) [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/pik-piam/remind2/branch/master/graph/badge.svg)](https://app.codecov.io/gh/pik-piam/remind2) [![r-universe](https://pik-piam.r-universe.dev/badges/remind2)](https://pik-piam.r-universe.dev/builds)
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ In case of questions / problems please contact Renato Rodrigues <renato.rodrigue
 
 To cite package **remind2** in publications use:
 
-Rodrigues R, Baumstark L, Benke F, Dietrich J, Dirnaichner A, Duerrwaechter J, Führlich P, Giannousakis A, Hasse R, Hilaire J, Klein D, Koch J, Kowalczyk K, Levesque A, Malik A, Merfort A, Merfort L, Morena-Leiva S, Pehl M, Pietzcker R, Rauner S, Richters O, Rottoli M, Schötz C, Schreyer F, Siala K, Sörgel B, Spahr M, Strefler J, Verpoort P, Weigmann P, Rüter T (2024). _remind2: The REMIND R package (2nd generation)_. R package version 1.160.4, <https://github.com/pik-piam/remind2>.
+Rodrigues R, Baumstark L, Benke F, Dietrich J, Dirnaichner A, Duerrwaechter J, Führlich P, Giannousakis A, Hasse R, Hilaire J, Klein D, Koch J, Kowalczyk K, Levesque A, Malik A, Merfort A, Merfort L, Morena-Leiva S, Pehl M, Pietzcker R, Rauner S, Richters O, Rottoli M, Schötz C, Schreyer F, Siala K, Sörgel B, Spahr M, Strefler J, Verpoort P, Weigmann P, Rüter T (2024). _remind2: The REMIND R package (2nd generation)_. R package version 1.161.0, <https://github.com/pik-piam/remind2>.
 
 A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is
   title = {remind2: The REMIND R package (2nd generation)},
   author = {Renato Rodrigues and Lavinia Baumstark and Falk Benke and Jan Philipp Dietrich and Alois Dirnaichner and Jakob Duerrwaechter and Pascal Führlich and Anastasis Giannousakis and Robin Hasse and Jérome Hilaire and David Klein and Johannes Koch and Katarzyna Kowalczyk and Antoine Levesque and Aman Malik and Anne Merfort and Leon Merfort and Simón Morena-Leiva and Michaja Pehl and Robert Pietzcker and Sebastian Rauner and Oliver Richters and Marianna Rottoli and Christof Schötz and Felix Schreyer and Kais Siala and Björn Sörgel and Mike Spahr and Jessica Strefler and Philipp Verpoort and Pascal Weigmann and Tonn Rüter},
   year = {2024},
-  note = {R package version 1.160.4},
+  note = {R package version 1.161.0},
   url = {https://github.com/pik-piam/remind2},
 }
 ```