diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a1ea7848..9ed0c846 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "express-openapi-validator",
-  "version": "1.4.0",
+  "version": "1.6.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 58ab7f38..a9603369 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "express-openapi-validator",
-  "version": "1.5.0",
+  "version": "1.6.1",
   "description": "Automatically validate API requests using an OpenAPI 3 and Express.",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "scripts": {