diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 137ade0bc..c37e3b959 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.61.0
+v1.61.1
diff --git a/docs/layouts/partials/version.html b/docs/layouts/partials/version.html
index d9a35e5f7..5a2e80876 100644
--- a/docs/layouts/partials/version.html
+++ b/docs/layouts/partials/version.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.61.0
\ No newline at end of file
+v1.61.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fs/versiontag.go b/fs/versiontag.go
index 15da27a84..35aa524d3 100644
--- a/fs/versiontag.go
+++ b/fs/versiontag.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 package fs
 
 // VersionTag of rclone
-var VersionTag = "v1.61.0"
+var VersionTag = "v1.61.1"