diff --git a/wavinfo/__init__.py b/wavinfo/__init__.py
index 571a434..5179741 100644
--- a/wavinfo/__init__.py
+++ b/wavinfo/__init__.py
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ Go to the documentation for wavinfo.WavInfoReader for more information.
 from .wave_reader import WavInfoReader
 from .riff_parser import WavInfoEOFError
 
-__version__ = '1.6'
+__version__ = '1.6.1'
 __author__ = 'Jamie Hardt <jamiehardt@gmail.com>'
 __license__ = "MIT"