REL: set version to 1.6.1

diff --git a/pavement.py b/pavement.py
index 9fc2d58..5e49bad 100644
--- a/pavement.py
+++ b/pavement.py

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 
 # Start/end of the log (from git)
 LOG_START = 'v1.5.0'
-LOG_END = 'v1.6.1rc3'
+LOG_END = 'v1.6.1'
 
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------

diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 00ecb18..7da5180 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 MINOR               = 6
 MICRO               = 1
 ISRELEASED          = True
-VERSION             = '%d.%d.%drc3' % (MAJOR, MINOR, MICRO)
+VERSION             = '%d.%d.%d' % (MAJOR, MINOR, MICRO)
 
 # Return the git revision as a string
 def git_version():