diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index d567099..2ba5806 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -156,3 +156,9 @@
 * Media can now be marked as safe from quarantined. (#7718)
 * Expand the configuration options for auto-join rooms. (#7763)
 
+[1.6.1]
+* Update Synapse to 1.16.1
+* [Full changelog](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/releases/tag/v1.16.1)
+* Drop table local_rejections_stream which was incorrectly added in Synapse 1.16.0. (#7816, b1beb3ff5)
+
+
diff --git a/CloudronManifest.json b/CloudronManifest.json
index 17b2131..c4a3925 100644
--- a/CloudronManifest.json
+++ b/CloudronManifest.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "description": "file://DESCRIPTION.md",
   "changelog": "file://CHANGELOG",
   "tagline": "Secure & decentralized communication",
-  "version": "1.6.0",
+  "version": "1.6.1",
   "healthCheckPath": "/",
   "httpPort": 8008,
   "memoryLimit": 536870912,
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION.md b/DESCRIPTION.md
index fc2131c..3903153 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION.md
+++ b/DESCRIPTION.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-This app packages Synapse <upstream>1.16.0</upstream>.
+This app packages Synapse <upstream>1.16.1</upstream>.
 
 **This package only provides the Matrix backend. A variety of clients are available
 [here](https://matrix.org/clients/). Riot is a popular web frontend for Matrix and