diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7017daaf9f1..a67112d73b5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ dnl
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.60])
-AC_INIT([libfabric], [1.6.1rc1], [ofiwg@lists.openfabrics.org])
+AC_INIT([libfabric], [1.6.1], [ofiwg@lists.openfabrics.org])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/fabric.c])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(config)
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR(config)
diff --git a/include/windows/config.h b/include/windows/config.h
index e95e13461fd..5f12896c0d6 100644
--- a/include/windows/config.h
+++ b/include/windows/config.h
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
 #define PACKAGE_NAME "libfabric"
 
 /* Define to the full name and version of this package. */
-#define PACKAGE_STRING "libfabric 1.6.1rc1"
+#define PACKAGE_STRING "libfabric 1.6.1"
 
 /* Define to the one symbol short name of this package. */
 #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "libfabric"