diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 41880459..6d7e384a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,21 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.6.1] - 2026-09-27
+
+This release makes the OAuth client parse `WWW-Authenticate` headers and URLs in linear time and repairs
+the lifecycle of `subscriptions/listen` streams: same-id streams are served, a keepalive thread ends with its slot,
+and the acknowledgement precedes the closing result.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Replace authorization request parameters the endpoint URL already carries (#566)
+- Serve `subscriptions/listen` streams that carry the same request id (#567)
+- End a listen stream's keepalive thread when its slot is freed (#569)
+- Parse the `WWW-Authenticate` challenge in linear time (#571)
+- Keep the acknowledgement first when the transport closes during a listen registration (#574)
+- Resolve dot segments in linear time when canonicalizing a URL (#575)
+
 ## [1.6.0] - 2026-09-21
 
 This release lets an application configure, on the OAuth provider, the requests the flow makes to
diff --git a/lib/mcp/version.rb b/lib/mcp/version.rb
index 2a80c04a..057d0fb8 100644
--- a/lib/mcp/version.rb
+++ b/lib/mcp/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module MCP
-  VERSION = "1.6.0"
+  VERSION = "1.6.1"
 end