diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index c33f16e7c..dc1c5edfe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -2,6 +2,22 @@ Version 1.7.0
     * development version
     * added support for window.onload event
 
+Version 1.6.1
+    * released 26 January 2014
+    * added option to disable inline completion in locationbar
+    * added option to always switch tabs with mouse wheel
+    * added option to toggle fullscreen with commandline option
+    * added undo/redo context menu actions in editable web elements
+    * speedup loading rules from subscriptions in AdBlock dialog
+    * fixed speed dial with disabled javascript
+    * fixed showing tooltips on tabs when tab previews are disabled
+    * fixed search shortcuts longer than one character in locationbar
+    * fixed building issues on OS X and OS/2
+    * fixed disabling tab previews from preferences
+    * fixed building new Gnome/KDE keyring passwords
+    * fixed building StatusBarIcons plugin on Windows
+    * win: add new jumplist option to open private window
+
 Version 1.6.0
     * released 1 January 2014
     * added support for Proxy Auto-Config (PAC)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2a50c1f42..6d0a64b66 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ You need to specify path to `macdeployqt` only if it is not in PATH.
 Current version
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-The current stable version of QupZilla is 1.6.0. You can download precompiled packages
+The current stable version of QupZilla is 1.6.1. You can download precompiled packages
 and the sources from the download section at [homepage](http://www.qupzilla.com/download).
 However, if you want the latest revision, just take the latest code snapshot either by
 downloading a tarball or running: