diff --git a/deriva/core/__init__.py b/deriva/core/__init__.py
index a8da7ee..ead5b29 100644
--- a/deriva/core/__init__.py
+++ b/deriva/core/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "1.6.0"
+__version__ = "1.6.1"
 
 from deriva.core.utils.core_utils import *
 from deriva.core.base_cli import BaseCLI, KeyValuePairArgs