diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 3b23ea42..7d986ddb 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 group=io.ballerina.stdlib
-version=1.6.1-SNAPSHOT
+version=1.6.1
 
 puppycrawlCheckstyleVersion=8.18
 oracleDBDriverVersion=12.2.0.1