diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 16f0b3ba55c..402a06bf84c 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -7,12 +7,7 @@
 ##
 #
 
-## 1.6.1-rc2 (September 10, 2019)
-Bugfixes:
-- Multiple clang static checker fixes
-- Fix mem type support with generic datatype
-
-## 1.6.1-rc1 (August 13, 2019)
+## 1.6.1 (September 23, 2019)
 Features:
 - Add Bull Atos HCA device IDs
 - Add Azure Pipelines testing
@@ -20,6 +15,8 @@ Features:
 Bugfixes:
 - Multiple static checker fixes
 - Remove pkg.m4 dependency
+- Multiple clang static checker fixes
+- Fix mem type support with generic datatype
 
 ## 1.6.0 (July 17, 2019)
 Features: