Bumping version to 1.6.1 and generate changelog

Author: FishtownBuildBot

.bumpversion.cfg

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.6.0
+current_version = 1.6.1
 parse = (?P<major>[\d]+) # major version number
 	\.(?P<minor>[\d]+) # minor version number
 	\.(?P<patch>[\d]+) # patch version number

.changes/1.6.1.md

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+## dbt-bigquery 1.6.1 - August 04, 2023
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Requiring Python >=3.8 enables walrus operator ([#849](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-bigquery/issues/849))
+
+### Contributors
+- [@cemsbr](https://github.com/cemsbr) ([#849](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-bigquery/issues/849))

.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20230803-102915.yaml

@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@
 - "Breaking changes" listed under a version may require action from end users or external maintainers when upgrading to that version.
 - Do not edit this file directly. This file is auto-generated using [changie](https://github.com/miniscruff/changie). For details on how to document a change, see [the contributing guide](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-bigquery/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#adding-changelog-entry)
 
+## dbt-bigquery 1.6.1 - August 04, 2023
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Requiring Python >=3.8 enables walrus operator ([#849](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-bigquery/issues/849))
+
+### Contributors
+- [@cemsbr](https://github.com/cemsbr) ([#849](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-bigquery/issues/849))
+
+
 ## dbt-bigquery 1.6.0 - July 31, 2023
 
 ### Breaking Changes
@@ -56,7 +66,6 @@
 - [@dgreen161](https://github.com/dgreen161) ([#687](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-bigquery/issues/687))
 - [@tlento](https://github.com/tlento) ([#805](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-bigquery/issues/805))
 
-
 ## Previous Releases
 For information on prior major and minor releases, see their changelogs:
 - [1.5](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-bigquery/blob/1.5.latest/CHANGELOG.md)

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = "1.6.0"
+version = "1.6.1"

dbt/adapters/bigquery/__version__.py

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def _dbt_core_version(plugin_version: str) -> str:
 
 
 package_name = "dbt-bigquery"
-package_version = "1.6.0"
+package_version = "1.6.1"
 dbt_core_version = _dbt_core_version(_dbt_bigquery_version())
 description = """The BigQuery adapter plugin for dbt"""