diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 058cd54..948ed5b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 [markdownlint](https://dlaa.me/markdownlint/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.0.1] - 2021-08-05
+
+### Added to 1.0.1
+
+- Upgrade to senzing/senzing-base:1.6.1
+
 ## [1.0.0] - 2020-07-27
 
 ### Added to 1.0.0
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 057583f..34c238e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ARG BASE_IMAGE=senzing/senzing-base:1.5.2
+ARG BASE_IMAGE=senzing/senzing-base:1.6.1
 ARG BASE_BUILDER_IMAGE=senzing/base-image-debian:1.0.3
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index eb9a9a8..bf6ff77 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ GIT_VERSION_LONG := $(shell git describe --always --tags --long --dirty)
 
 # Docker.
 
-#BASE_IMAGE ?= senzing/senzing-base:1.5.2
-BASE_IMAGE ?= senzing/senzing-base:latest
+BASE_IMAGE ?= senzing/senzing-base:1.6.1
 BASE_BUILDER_IMAGE ?= senzing/base-image-debian:1.0.3
 DOCKER_IMAGE_PACKAGE := $(GIT_REPOSITORY_NAME)-package:$(GIT_VERSION)
 DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG ?= $(GIT_REPOSITORY_NAME):$(GIT_VERSION)