diff --git a/include/constants.php b/include/constants.php
index 9c216d2d..10ccf48c 100644
--- a/include/constants.php
+++ b/include/constants.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
-defined('VERSION_NUMBER') || define('VERSION_NUMBER', '1.6.0');
-defined('RELEASE_DATE') || define('RELEASE_DATE', '2022-03-14');
+defined('VERSION_NUMBER') || define('VERSION_NUMBER', '1.6.1');
+defined('RELEASE_DATE') || define('RELEASE_DATE', '2022-03-18');
 defined('IN_TRACKER') || define('IN_TRACKER', true);
 defined('PROJECTNAME') || define("PROJECTNAME","NexusPHP");
 defined('NEXUSPHPURL') || define("NEXUSPHPURL","https://nexusphp.org");