diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 050eadd721..214f77bd58 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 * [ENHANCEMENT]
 * [BUGFIX]
 
+## 1.6.1 / 2023-06-17
+
+Rebuild with latest Go compiler bugfix release.
+
 ## 1.6.0 / 2023-05-27
 
 * [CHANGE] Fix cpustat when some cpus are offline #2318
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index dc1e644a10..9c6d6293b1 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.6.0
+1.6.1