diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b1ef1a3..2470560 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.6.1] - 2024-05-16
+
 ### Added
 
 - Pass device paths down from CSI Controller on publish, reducing LINSTOR API requests from the CSI Node.
@@ -544,7 +546,8 @@ on storage with the following (case sensitive!) options:<!-- Needs Docs -->
 - all storageClass parameters options are now case insenstive
 - non-debug logging is less verbose in general
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/piraeusdatastore/linstor-csi/compare/v1.6.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/piraeusdatastore/linstor-csi/compare/v1.6.1...HEAD
+[1.6.1]: https://github.com/piraeusdatastore/linstor-csi/compare/v1.6.0...v1.6.1
 [1.6.0]: https://github.com/piraeusdatastore/linstor-csi/compare/v1.5.0...v1.6.0
 [1.5.0]: https://github.com/piraeusdatastore/linstor-csi/compare/v1.4.0...v1.5.0
 [1.4.0]: https://github.com/piraeusdatastore/linstor-csi/compare/v1.3.1...v1.4.0
diff --git a/examples/k8s/deploy/linstor-csi-1.17.yaml b/examples/k8s/deploy/linstor-csi-1.17.yaml
index f152278..df60c73 100644
--- a/examples/k8s/deploy/linstor-csi-1.17.yaml
+++ b/examples/k8s/deploy/linstor-csi-1.17.yaml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ spec:
             - name: socket-dir
               mountPath: /var/lib/csi/sockets/pluginproxy/
         - name: linstor-csi-plugin
-          image: quay.io/piraeusdatastore/piraeus-csi:v1.6.0
+          image: quay.io/piraeusdatastore/piraeus-csi:v1.6.1
           args:
             - "--csi-endpoint=$(CSI_ENDPOINT)"
             - "--node=$(KUBE_NODE_NAME)"
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ spec:
             - name: registration-dir
               mountPath: /registration/
         - name: linstor-csi-plugin
-          image: quay.io/piraeusdatastore/piraeus-csi:v1.6.0
+          image: quay.io/piraeusdatastore/piraeus-csi:v1.6.1
           args:
             - "--csi-endpoint=$(CSI_ENDPOINT)"
             - "--node=$(KUBE_NODE_NAME)"
diff --git a/examples/k8s/deploy/linstor-csi-1.19.yaml b/examples/k8s/deploy/linstor-csi-1.19.yaml
index 84a3ea7..74f494b 100644
--- a/examples/k8s/deploy/linstor-csi-1.19.yaml
+++ b/examples/k8s/deploy/linstor-csi-1.19.yaml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ spec:
             - name: socket-dir
               mountPath: /var/lib/csi/sockets/pluginproxy/
         - name: linstor-csi-plugin
-          image: quay.io/piraeusdatastore/piraeus-csi:v1.6.0
+          image: quay.io/piraeusdatastore/piraeus-csi:v1.6.1
           args:
             - "--csi-endpoint=$(CSI_ENDPOINT)"
             - "--node=$(KUBE_NODE_NAME)"
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ spec:
             - name: registration-dir
               mountPath: /registration/
         - name: linstor-csi-plugin
-          image: quay.io/piraeusdatastore/piraeus-csi:v1.6.0
+          image: quay.io/piraeusdatastore/piraeus-csi:v1.6.1
           args:
             - "--csi-endpoint=$(CSI_ENDPOINT)"
             - "--node=$(KUBE_NODE_NAME)"