diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6400eaf..7ac6ec5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ ifndef MINOR
     MINOR=6
 endif
 ifndef PATCH
-    PATCH=0
+    PATCH=1
 endif
 ifndef NOTES
 	NOTES=
diff --git a/docker-files/Dockerfile b/docker-files/Dockerfile
index a927fca..41f8295 100644
--- a/docker-files/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker-files/Dockerfile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ LABEL vendor="Dell Inc." \
       name="csi-metadata-retriever" \
       summary="CSI Metadata Retriever sidecar" \
       description="CSI Metadata Retriever sidecar for metadata retrievel via kubeapi" \
-      version="1.6.0" \
+      version="1.6.1" \
       license="Apache-2.0"
 
 COPY licenses /licenses
diff --git a/docker.mk b/docker.mk
index 0988efa..127eba6 100644
--- a/docker.mk
+++ b/docker.mk
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ ifndef MINOR
 endif
 
 ifndef PATCH
-	PATCH=0
+	PATCH=1
 endif
 
 docker: download-csm-common