diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1db3afe7..f793889c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.6.1](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/compare/v1.6.0...v1.6.1) (2024-12-12)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Update Auth Proxy to version v2.14.2 ([#650](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/issues/650)) ([35526d4](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/commit/35526d46dfdb94d1b5b919a87adb3a7948bebfe6))
+* Update dependencies. ([#648](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/issues/648)) ([555c117](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/commit/555c117103e0c74fee77ce59cae509d34b05b7a6))
+
 ## [1.6.0](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/compare/v1.5.1...v1.6.0) (2024-11-22)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8ec1e466..19b45bc9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ your kubernetes cluster:
 
 <!-- {x-release-please-start-version} -->
 ```shell
-kubectl apply -f https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/v1.6.0/cloud-sql-proxy-operator.yaml
+kubectl apply -f https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/v1.6.1/cloud-sql-proxy-operator.yaml
 ```
 <!-- {x-release-please-end} -->
 
diff --git a/docs/quick-start.md b/docs/quick-start.md
index 3e07e32c..1ba8bd41 100644
--- a/docs/quick-start.md
+++ b/docs/quick-start.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ your kubernetes cluster:
 
 <!-- {x-release-please-start-version} -->
 ```shell
-curl https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/v1.6.0/install.sh | bash
+curl https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/v1.6.1/install.sh | bash
 ```
 <!-- {x-release-please-end} -->
 
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index dc1e644a..9c6d6293 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.6.0
+1.6.1