diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+## [1.6.1](https://github.com/gravitee-io/gravitee-policy-json-validation/compare/1.6.0...1.6.1) (2022-03-28)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* stop propagating request to backend if not valid ([877f812](https://github.com/gravitee-io/gravitee-policy-json-validation/commit/877f812294f72ac87c8cc9b4c5ad76f87d0b86bf))
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
     <groupId>io.gravitee.policy</groupId>
     <artifactId>gravitee-policy-json-validation</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.1</version>
 
     <name>Gravitee.io APIM - Policy - JSON Validation</name>
     <description>Description of the Json Validation Gravitee Policy</description>