diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 265b430..531d6ee 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ All notable changes to this project are documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.6.1] - 2026-09-24
+
+### Changed
+
+- The package README and the package descriptions are the new ones, written in Simplified
+  Technical English. 1.6.0 was packed before they reached main, so it shows the previous README.
+- The code is the same as in 1.6.0.
+
 ## [1.6.0] - 2026-09-24
 
 This release fixes the 32 defects that the documentation review of 2026-09-23 found, issues #63
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 002141a..7799100 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
         local and CI builds fall back to the values below.
     -->
     <PropertyGroup>
-        <VersionPrefix>1.6.0</VersionPrefix>
+        <VersionPrefix>1.6.1</VersionPrefix>
         <!--
             Empty at 1.0.0. Set it again to cut a prerelease of the next version; the file version
             carries no prerelease part, so it stays put until the version it does carry changes.
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
             depend on. It moves at 2.0.0.
         -->
         <AssemblyVersion>1.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
-        <FileVersion>1.6.0.0</FileVersion>
+        <FileVersion>1.6.1.0</FileVersion>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <!--