diff --git a/schemas/1.6.1 b/schemas/1.6.1
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+file_format: 1.0.0
+schema_url: https://opentelemetry.io/schemas/1.6.1
+versions:
+  1.6.1:
+  1.5.0:
+  1.4.0: