diff --git a/ion-schema/build.gradle b/ion-schema/build.gradle
index f3adae2..53d1357 100644
--- a/ion-schema/build.gradle
+++ b/ion-schema/build.gradle
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ plugins {
   id "signing"
 }
 
-version = "1.6.1-SNAPSHOT"
+version = "1.6.1"
 
 repositories {
   mavenCentral()