diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4bdffb6dc2e..c86b996978b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [project]
 name = "mne"
 description = "MNE-Python project for MEG and EEG data analysis."
-version = "1.6.0"
+version = "1.6.1"
 authors = [
     { name = "Alexandre Gramfort", email = "alexandre.gramfort@inria.fr" },
 ]