diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a70b8b1..b8ae9b1 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ checksum = "e9d4ee0d472d1cd2e28c97dfa124b3d8d992e10eb0a035f33f5d12e3a177ba3b"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "amplifier-core"
-version = "1.6.0"
+version = "1.6.1"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "log",
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "amplifier-core-py"
-version = "1.6.0"
+version = "1.6.1"
 dependencies = [
  "amplifier-core",
  "log",
diff --git a/bindings/python/Cargo.toml b/bindings/python/Cargo.toml
index 162580d..d43c48b 100644
--- a/bindings/python/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bindings/python/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "amplifier-core-py"
-version = "1.6.0"
+version = "1.6.1"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "PyO3 bridge for amplifier-core Rust kernel"
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/crates/amplifier-core/Cargo.toml b/crates/amplifier-core/Cargo.toml
index 1d4f631..fadbe06 100644
--- a/crates/amplifier-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/amplifier-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "amplifier-core"
-version = "1.6.0"
+version = "1.6.1"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "Pure Rust kernel for the Amplifier modular AI agent system"
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9a2dc50..194e602 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "amplifier-core"
-version = "1.6.0"
+version = "1.6.1"
 description = "Rust kernel with Python bindings for the Amplifier modular AI agent framework"
 license = "MIT"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/python/amplifier_core/__init__.py b/python/amplifier_core/__init__.py
index 13303a8..b4e014c 100644
--- a/python/amplifier_core/__init__.py
+++ b/python/amplifier_core/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 AmplifierSession`) still give the pure-Python implementations.
 """
 
-__version__ = "1.6.0"
+__version__ = "1.6.1"
 
 # --- Rust-backed primary types (THE SWITCHOVER) ---
 # These four were previously imported from their Python submodules.