diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 6614177e1..176fae9b4 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+## Changes in 1.6.0 (2024-03-22)
+
+✨ Features
+
+- Introduce a new notification permissions screen as part of the onboarding flows ([#2593](https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/issues/2593))
+
+🙌 Improvements
+
+- Move session verification to the onboarding flows, make it mandatory ([#2592](https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/issues/2592))
+- Remove the outdated welcome screen ([#2594](https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/issues/2594))
+- Update onboarding flows to consolidate identity confirmation, analytics consent and notification permissions ([#2595](https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/issues/2595))
+
+🚧 In development 🚧
+
+- Room directory search to search public rooms can now be accessed and used for searching, with no pagination yet. Only available in nightly. ([#2585](https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/2585))
+
 ## Changes in 1.5.12 (2024-03-14)
 
 Others
diff --git a/ElementX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/ElementX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index a18228cf3..17b5d1614 100644
--- a/ElementX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/ElementX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -6897,7 +6897,7 @@
 				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 16.4;
 				KEYCHAIN_ACCESS_GROUP_IDENTIFIER = "$(AppIdentifierPrefix)$(BASE_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER)";
 				MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 13.3;
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.6.0;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.6.1;
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = NO;
 				MTL_FAST_MATH = YES;
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
@@ -6973,7 +6973,7 @@
 				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 16.4;
 				KEYCHAIN_ACCESS_GROUP_IDENTIFIER = "$(AppIdentifierPrefix)$(BASE_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER)";
 				MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 13.3;
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.6.0;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.6.1;
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = INCLUDE_SOURCE;
 				MTL_FAST_MATH = YES;
 				ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH = YES;
diff --git a/changelog.d/2592.change b/changelog.d/2592.change
deleted file mode 100644
index 51f407504..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/2592.change
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Move session verification to the onboarding flows, make it mandatory
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/2593.feature b/changelog.d/2593.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 029fe0a66..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/2593.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Introduce a new notification permissions screen as part of the onboarding flows
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/2594.change b/changelog.d/2594.change
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e594823b..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/2594.change
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Remove the outdated welcome screen
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/2595.change b/changelog.d/2595.change
deleted file mode 100644
index 4968492ce..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/2595.change
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update onboarding flows to consolidate identity confirmation, analytics consent and notification permissions
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/pr-2585.wip b/changelog.d/pr-2585.wip
deleted file mode 100644
index d5be61958..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/pr-2585.wip
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Room directory search to search public rooms can now be accessed and used for searching, with no pagination yet. Only available in nightly.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/project.yml b/project.yml
index 878113fc6..503431eb7 100644
--- a/project.yml
+++ b/project.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ settings:
   APP_NAME: ElementX
   APP_DISPLAY_NAME: Element X
   KEYCHAIN_ACCESS_GROUP_IDENTIFIER: $(AppIdentifierPrefix)$(BASE_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER)
-  MARKETING_VERSION: 1.6.0
+  MARKETING_VERSION: 1.6.1
   CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION: 1
   DEVELOPMENT_TEAM: 7J4U792NQT
   SUPPORTS_MACCATALYST: NO