diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 02caccc66..8e3272b75 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12.0) # target_link_libraries with OBJECT libs
 
 project(fastfetch
-    VERSION 1.6.0
+    VERSION 1.6.1
     LANGUAGES C
 )