diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Package: polished
 Type: Package
 Title: Authentication, User Administration, and Hosting for 'shiny' Apps
-Version: 0.6.0.9000
+Version: 0.6.1
 Authors@R: c(
   person("Andy", "Merlino", email = "andy.merlino@tychobra.com", role = c("aut", "cre")),
   person("Patrick", "Howard", email = "patrick.howard@tychobra.com", role = c("aut")),
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index cb4af18..7b7043d 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# polished v0.6.0.9000
-
+# polished v0.6.1
 
+Fixed bug with "is_auth_required" argument for `polished_config()`
 
 # polished v0.6.0