diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8df63c5fd3..7d553cc2ab 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,61 @@
 Change log
 ==========
 
+1.6.1 (2016-02-23)
+------------------
+
+Bug Fixes
+
+-   Fixed a bug where recreating a container multiple times would cause the
+    new container to be started without the previous volumes.
+
+-   Fixed a bug where Compose would set the value of unset environment variables
+    to an empty string, instead of a key without a value.
+
+-   Provide a better error message when Compose requires a more recent version
+    of the Docker API.
+
+-   Add a missing config field `network.aliases` which allows setting a network
+    scoped alias for a service.
+
+-   Fixed a bug where `run` would not start services listed in `depends_on`.
+
+-   Fixed a bug where `networks` and `network_mode` where not merged when using
+    extends or multiple Compose files.
+
+-   Fixed a bug with service aliases where the short container id alias was
+    only contained 10 characters, instead of the 12 characters used in previous
+    versions.
+
+-   Added a missing log message when creating a new named volume.
+
+-   Fixed a bug where `build.args` was not merged when using `extends` or
+    multiple Compose files.
+
+-   Fixed some bugs with config validation when null values or incorrect types
+    were used instead of a mapping.
+
+-   Fixed a bug where a `build` section without a `context` would show a stack
+    trace instead of a helpful validation message.
+
+-   Improved compatibility with swarm by only setting a container affinity to
+    the previous instance of a services' container when the service uses an
+    anonymous container volume. Previously the affinity was always set on all
+    containers.
+
+-   Fixed the validation of some `driver_opts` would cause an error if a number
+    was used instead of a string.
+
+-   Some improvements to the `run.sh` script used by the Compose container install
+    option.
+
+-   Fixed a bug with `up --abort-on-container-exit` where Compose would exit,
+    but would not stop other containers.
+
+-   Corrected the warning message that is printed when a boolean value is used
+    as a value in a mapping.
+
+
 1.6.0 (2016-01-15)
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/docs/install.md b/docs/install.md
index c50d764911..b7607a675f 100644
--- a/docs/install.md
+++ b/docs/install.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ which the release page specifies, in your terminal.
 
      The following is an example command illustrating the format:
 
-        curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.6.0/docker-compose-`uname -s`-`uname -m` > /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
+        curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.6.1/docker-compose-`uname -s`-`uname -m` > /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
 
      If you have problems installing with `curl`, see
      [Alternative Install Options](#alternative-install-options).
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ which the release page specifies, in your terminal.
 7. Test the installation.
 
         $ docker-compose --version
-        docker-compose version: 1.6.0
+        docker-compose version: 1.6.1
 
 
 ## Alternative install options
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ to get started.
 Compose can also be run inside a container, from a small bash script wrapper.
 To install compose as a container run:
 
-    $ curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.5.2/run.sh > /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
+    $ curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.6.1/run.sh > /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
     $ chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
 
 ## Master builds
diff --git a/script/run.sh b/script/run.sh
index 07132a0cb4..3e30dd15b7 100755
--- a/script/run.sh
+++ b/script/run.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
-VERSION="1.5.2"
+VERSION="1.6.1"
 IMAGE="docker/compose:$VERSION"