diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index c2208a577..29bff069a 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.6.0
+current_version = 1.6.1
 parse = (?P<major>[\d]+) # major version number
 	\.(?P<minor>[\d]+) # minor version number
 	\.(?P<patch>[\d]+) # patch version number
diff --git a/.changes/1.6.1.md b/.changes/1.6.1.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d2221d8aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/1.6.1.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+## dbt-redshift 1.6.1 - August 21, 2023
+
+### Under the Hood
+
+- Update flaky MV tests to use retry logic to avoid "cannot open relation with OID" error ([#569](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-redshift/issues/569))
diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20230808-141645.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20230808-141645.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 051bf0e33..000000000
--- a/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20230808-141645.yaml	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-kind: Under the Hood
-body: Update flaky MV tests to use retry logic to avoid "cannot open relation with
-  OID" error
-time: 2023-08-08T14:16:45.227308-04:00
-custom:
-  Author: mikealfare
-  Issue: "569"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 943231468..3b263bba0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@
 - "Breaking changes" listed under a version may require action from end users or external maintainers when upgrading to that version.
 - Do not edit this file directly. This file is auto-generated using [changie](https://github.com/miniscruff/changie). For details on how to document a change, see [the contributing guide](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-redshift/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#adding-changelog-entry)
 
+## dbt-redshift 1.6.1 - August 21, 2023
+
+### Under the Hood
+
+- Update flaky MV tests to use retry logic to avoid "cannot open relation with OID" error ([#569](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-redshift/issues/569))
+
+
+
 ## dbt-redshift 1.6.0 - July 31, 2023
 
 ### Breaking Changes
@@ -61,7 +69,6 @@
 - [@jiezhen-chen](https://github.com/jiezhen-chen) ([#429](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-redshift/issues/429), [#179](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-redshift/issues/179), [#402](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-redshift/issues/402), [#427](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-redshift/issues/427), [#429](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-redshift/issues/429), [#518](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-redshift/issues/518))
 - [@nssalian](https://github.com/nssalian) ([#419](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-redshift/issues/419), [#'](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-redshift/issues/'), [#'](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-redshift/issues/'))
 
-
 ## Previous Releases
 For information on prior major and minor releases, see their changelogs:
 - [1.5](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-redshift/blob/1.5.latest/CHANGELOG.md)
diff --git a/dbt/adapters/redshift/__version__.py b/dbt/adapters/redshift/__version__.py
index 38ec8ede9..cead7e895 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/redshift/__version__.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/redshift/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = "1.6.0"
+version = "1.6.1"