diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 ## Version
 
-`1.6.0`
+`1.6.1`
 
 
 ## Description
diff --git a/amazonka-dynamodb-dax.cabal b/amazonka-dynamodb-dax.cabal
--- a/amazonka-dynamodb-dax.cabal
+++ b/amazonka-dynamodb-dax.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                  amazonka-dynamodb-dax
-version:               1.6.0
+version:               1.6.1
 synopsis:              Amazon DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX) SDK.
 homepage:              https://github.com/brendanhay/amazonka
 bug-reports:           https://github.com/brendanhay/amazonka/issues
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
         , Network.AWS.DAX.Types.Sum
 
     build-depends:
-          amazonka-core == 1.6.0.*
+          amazonka-core == 1.6.1.*
         , base          >= 4.7     && < 5
 
 test-suite amazonka-dynamodb-dax-test
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@
         , Test.AWS.DAX.Internal
 
     build-depends:
-          amazonka-core == 1.6.0.*
-        , amazonka-test == 1.6.0.*
+          amazonka-core == 1.6.1.*
+        , amazonka-test == 1.6.1.*
         , amazonka-dynamodb-dax
         , base
         , bytestring