diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 8e03717d..2eda823f 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.5.1
\ No newline at end of file
+1.6.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/zenoh-jni/Cargo.lock b/zenoh-jni/Cargo.lock
index be103faf..79f6080a 100644
--- a/zenoh-jni/Cargo.lock
+++ b/zenoh-jni/Cargo.lock
@@ -4074,7 +4074,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zenoh_jni"
-version = "1.5.1"
+version = "1.6.1"
 dependencies = [
  "android-logd-logger",
  "async-std",
diff --git a/zenoh-jni/Cargo.toml b/zenoh-jni/Cargo.toml
index fb6b3a7c..44519e7b 100644
--- a/zenoh-jni/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zenoh-jni/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 [package]
 rust-version = "1.75.0"
-version = "1.5.1"
+version = "1.6.1"
 repository = "https://github.com/eclipse-zenoh/zenoh"
 homepage = "http://zenoh.io"
 edition = "2021"
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ flume = "0.10.14"
 uhlc = "0.8.0"
 json5 = "0.4.1"
 serde_yaml = "0.9.19"
-zenoh = { version = "1.5.1", git = "https://github.com/eclipse-zenoh/zenoh.git", branch = "main", features = ["unstable", "internal"], default-features = false }
-zenoh-ext = { version = "1.5.1", git = "https://github.com/eclipse-zenoh/zenoh.git", branch = "main", features = ["internal"], default-features = false, optional = true }
+zenoh = { version = "1.6.1", git = "https://github.com/eclipse-zenoh/zenoh.git", branch = "main", features = ["unstable", "internal"], default-features = false }
+zenoh-ext = { version = "1.6.1", git = "https://github.com/eclipse-zenoh/zenoh.git", branch = "main", features = ["internal"], default-features = false, optional = true }
 tracing = { version = "0.1" , features = ["log"] }
 [lib]
 name = "zenoh_jni"