diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -72,3 +72,7 @@
 ## 0.6.0.0 -- 2023-09-04
 
 * Removed tag section of headers and changed those affected from data to newtypes.
+
+## 0.6.0.1 -- 2023-09-04
+
+* Fixed documentation for readSAM_V1_6.
diff --git a/hs-samtools.cabal b/hs-samtools.cabal
--- a/hs-samtools.cabal
+++ b/hs-samtools.cabal
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 -- PVP summary:     +-+------- breaking API changes
 --                  | | +----- non-breaking API additions
 --                  | | | +--- code changes with no API change
-version:            0.6.0.0
+version:            0.6.0.1
 
 -- A short (one-line) description of the package.
 synopsis: Read and write SAM, BAM, and CRAM files.
diff --git a/src/Data/SAM/Version1_6/Read/Base.hs b/src/Data/SAM/Version1_6/Read/Base.hs
--- a/src/Data/SAM/Version1_6/Read/Base.hs
+++ b/src/Data/SAM/Version1_6/Read/Base.hs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 
 -- | Read a @"SAM_V1_6"@ from a file.
 --
--- The file is checked for errors as it parses the SAM file.
+-- The file is checked for errors as it is parsed.
 --
 -- See the [SAM v1.6](http://samtools.github.io/hts-specs/SAMv1.pdf) specification documentation.
 readSAM_V1_6 :: FilePath -- ^ Path to SAM file.