diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1b9c686..b1f7fcd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,8 +7,15 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ## [Unreleased]
 - No unreleased changes currently.
 
+## [1.6.1] - 2018-06-04
+### Added
+- `private` key, when updating spans, for non-inheriting meta
+
 ## [1.6.0] - 2018-06-04
+### Added
 - Storage strategy behaviour
+
+### Changed
 - Centralize most storage logic, requiring only the most adapter specific behaviour to be defined by the adapter.
 
 ## [1.5.0] - 2018-06-02
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2122e58..46522d2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ This library is undergoing some structural changes for future versions. This doc
 
 ```elixir
 def deps do
-  [{:spandex, "~> 1.6.0"}]
+  [{:spandex, "~> 1.6.1"}]
 end
 ```
 
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index cce7b16..5ff177d 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ defmodule Spandex.Mixfile do
   def project do
     [
       app: :spandex,
-      version: "1.6.0",
+      version: "1.6.1",
       elixir: "~> 1.3",
       elixirc_paths: elixirc_paths(Mix.env()),
       build_embedded: Mix.env() == :prod,