diff --git a/WesLibrary/release-notes.md b/WesLibrary/release-notes.md
index a73fe7c..f4448a7 100644
--- a/WesLibrary/release-notes.md
+++ b/WesLibrary/release-notes.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # release log for the Wes library and related examples
 
+## Version 0.6.1 released on 6 September 2020
+
+ + Bugfix: Pose calculates skinning incorrectly for an Armature
+
 ## Version 0.6.0 released on 29 August 2020
 
  + Added a `userForLocal()` method to the `Pose` class.
diff --git a/WesLibrary/src/main/java/jme3utilities/wes/WesVersion.java b/WesLibrary/src/main/java/jme3utilities/wes/WesVersion.java
index 54efbe5..aa97c03 100644
--- a/WesLibrary/src/main/java/jme3utilities/wes/WesVersion.java
+++ b/WesLibrary/src/main/java/jme3utilities/wes/WesVersion.java
@@ -59,6 +59,6 @@ private WesVersion() {
      * @return branch and revision (not null, not empty)
      */
     public static String versionShort() {
-        return "master 0.6.0-SNAPSHOT";
+        return "master 0.6.1";
     }
 }
diff --git a/common.gradle b/common.gradle
index deab920..465374d 100644
--- a/common.gradle
+++ b/common.gradle
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ gradle.projectsEvaluated {
 ext {
     // current versions of various libraries
     jmonkeyengineVersion = '3.3.2-stable'
-    wesVersion = '0.6.0-SNAPSHOT'
+    wesVersion = '0.6.1'
 }
 
 repositories {