diff --git a/docs/build/changelog.rst b/docs/build/changelog.rst
index 6d328eb1..70b1bc5c 100644
--- a/docs/build/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/build/changelog.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,16 @@ Changelog
 
 .. changelog::
     :version: 1.6.1
-    :include_notes_from: unreleased
+    :released: May 6, 2021
+
+    .. change::
+        :tags: bug, versioning, regression
+        :tickets: 838
+
+        Fixed regression in new revisioning traversal where "alembic downgrade
+        base" would fail if the database itself were clean and unversioned;
+        additionally repairs the case where downgrade would fail if attempting
+        to downgrade to the current head that is already present.
 
 .. changelog::
     :version: 1.6.0
diff --git a/docs/build/conf.py b/docs/build/conf.py
index b3b9dffb..c20bbab4 100644
--- a/docs/build/conf.py
+++ b/docs/build/conf.py
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = alembic.__version__
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = "1.6.0"
-release_date = "May 3, 2021"
+release = "1.6.1"
+release_date = "May 6, 2021"
 
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
diff --git a/docs/build/unreleased/838.rst b/docs/build/unreleased/838.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 99778004..00000000
--- a/docs/build/unreleased/838.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-.. change::
-    :tags: bug, versioning, regression
-    :tickets: 838
-
-    Fixed regression in new revisioning traversal where "alembic downgrade
-    base" would fail if the database itself were clean and unversioned;
-    additionally repairs the case where downgrade would fail if attempting
-    to downgrade to the current head that is already present.