diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index ea7e46cb43..89b3babf84 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+1.6.1 (2016-07-01)
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+- Fix: Compilation and optimisation issues with GCC6 (r27606, r27605, r27595)
+- Fix: Compilation with --disable-network [FS#6481] (r27602)
+- Fix: [NewGRF] shift-and-add-divide/modulo varadjusts use signed division/modulo (r27600)
+- Fix: Company 0 could accept engine previews before they were offered (r27598)
+
+
 1.6.1-RC1 (2016-06-01)
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 - Feature: Mexican Spanish (r27564, r27553, r27552)
diff --git a/known-bugs.txt b/known-bugs.txt
index cf0c885652..f5ae731018 100644
--- a/known-bugs.txt
+++ b/known-bugs.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 OpenTTD's known bugs
-Last updated:    2016-06-01
-Release version: 1.6.1-RC1
+Last updated:    2016-07-01
+Release version: 1.6.1
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
diff --git a/os/debian/changelog b/os/debian/changelog
index 1db5bf4bed..c8cf30794b 100644
--- a/os/debian/changelog
+++ b/os/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+openttd (1.6.1-0) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * New upstream release 1.6.1
+
+ -- OpenTTD <info@openttd.org>  Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0200
+
 openttd (1.6.1~RC1-0) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * New upstream release 1.6.1-RC1
diff --git a/os/windows/installer/install.nsi b/os/windows/installer/install.nsi
index 88a4cbea23..74d307878e 100644
--- a/os/windows/installer/install.nsi
+++ b/os/windows/installer/install.nsi
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 !define APPV_MAJOR 1
 !define APPV_MINOR 6
 !define APPV_MAINT 1
-!define APPV_BUILD 0
-!define APPV_EXTRA "-RC1"
+!define APPV_BUILD 1
+!define APPV_EXTRA ""
 
 !define APPNAME "OpenTTD"   ; Define application name
 !define APPVERSION "${APPV_MAJOR}.${APPV_MINOR}.${APPV_MAINT}${APPV_EXTRA}"  ; Define application version
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 8136aa39c2..e378bd5d22 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-Last updated:    2016-06-01
-Release version: 1.6.1-RC1
+Last updated:    2016-07-01
+Release version: 1.6.1
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