diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 67cca478..d1e5bebb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 SHELL := /bin/bash
-export VERSION ?= v1.6.0
+export VERSION ?= v1.6.1
 export GO111MODULE ?= on
 export GOBIN = $(shell pwd)/bin
 BINARY := ecctl