diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index ffe761292..d285cf4e2 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.6.1-dev
+current_version = 1.6.1
 commit = True
 tag = False
 parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)(\-(?P<release>[a-z]+))?
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
index 53198953c..bc251cbfa 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: Dymos Version
       description: What version of Dymos is being used.
-      placeholder: "1.6.1-dev"
+      placeholder: "1.6.1"
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: textarea
diff --git a/dymos/__init__.py b/dymos/__init__.py
index 94c86e00a..11dc9236c 100644
--- a/dymos/__init__.py
+++ b/dymos/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = '1.6.1-dev'
+__version__ = '1.6.1'
 
 from .phase import Phase, AnalyticPhase
 from .transcriptions import GaussLobatto, Radau, ExplicitShooting, Analytic
diff --git a/release_notes.md b/release_notes.md
index e18307716..67cbd4b41 100644
--- a/release_notes.md
+++ b/release_notes.md
@@ -1,3 +1,34 @@
+*******************************
+# Release Notes for Dymos 1.6.1
+
+November 14, 2022
+
+Version 1.6.1 of Dymos addresses bugs described below.
+
+This release also includes the start of an implementation to allow calculated expressions to be used as 
+constraints and timeseries outputs, but this feature is still undergoing development and documentation.
+
+## Backwards Incompatible API Changes & Deprecations
+
+None
+
+## Enhancements
+
+* Added the ability to include calculation expressions in timeseries outputs. This feature is still undergoing development and is not supported as of this release. [#846](https://github.com/OpenMDAO/dymos/pull/846)
+* Added ability to specify constraint metadata (scaler, ref, linear, etc) when calling `link_phases`. [#858](https://github.com/OpenMDAO/dymos/pull/858)
+
+## Bug Fixes
+
+* Fixed a bug in polynomial controls and rates were included in timeseries outputs for ExplicitShooting. [#840](https://github.com/OpenMDAO/dymos/pull/840)
+* Fixed an interpolation issue where scipy now requires unique x-axis values. [#842](https://github.com/OpenMDAO/dymos/pull/842)
+* Added a better error message when time units are `None` and state rate introspection fails to find valid state units based on state rate units. [#851](https://github.com/OpenMDAO/dymos/pull/851)
+* Fixed an issue that was causing states not to show up in the timeseries outputs for AnalyticPhase. [#853](https://github.com/OpenMDAO/dymos/pull/853)
+* Fixed a bug that was causing errors when phase linkages involved parameters. [#858](https://github.com/OpenMDAO/dymos/pull/858)
+
+## Miscellaneous
+
+* Various github workflow issues addressed due to changes in dependencies. [#844](https://github.com/OpenMDAO/dymos/pull/844) [#849](https://github.com/OpenMDAO/dymos/pull/849) [#854](https://github.com/OpenMDAO/dymos/pull/854)
+
 *******************************
 # Release Notes for Dymos 1.6.0
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 555426040..57e340d13 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 
 setup(name='dymos',
-    version='1.6.1-dev',
+    version='1.6.1',
     description='Open-Source Optimization of Dynamic Multidisciplinary Systems',
     long_description='''
 Dymos is a framework for the simulation and optimization of dynamical systems within the OpenMDAO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization environment.