diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7826a59..a09df59 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #
 TMPDIR     ?= /tmp
 DIST_PREFIX = ${TMPDIR}
-VERSION     = 4.6
+VERSION     = 4.6.1
 DEBVERSION  = $(shell echo $(VERSION)|sed 's/\(rc\|pre\|beta\|alpha\)/~\1/')
 BASE        = xen-tools
 VCS         = git
diff --git a/NEWS.markdown b/NEWS.markdown
index aea1e43..bbb4f50 100644
--- a/NEWS.markdown
+++ b/NEWS.markdown
@@ -1,3 +1,26 @@
+xen-tools 4.6.1 (released 24 Oct 2015)
+======================================
+
+Distribution Releases Changes
+-----------------------------
+
+* Preliminary support for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Xenial Xerus.
+
+Bug Fixes
+---------
+
+* Fix Perl warning in t/hook-inittab.t if /etc/inittab isn't present.
+
+Other Changes
+-------------
+
+* Declare GitHub as primary hosting.
+* Integrate BUGS.markdown into README.markdown, move remaining
+  contents of KNOWN_BUGS.markdown to the GitHub issue tracker.
+* Minor README improvements.
+* Neither use $#array in boolean context nor @array = undef anymore.
+
+
 xen-tools 4.6 (released 20 Jul 2015)
 ====================================
 
diff --git a/bin/xen-create-image b/bin/xen-create-image
index cea2f1e..496fa10 100755
--- a/bin/xen-create-image
+++ b/bin/xen-create-image
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ my $MOUNT_POINT = undef;
 #
 # Release number.
 #
-my $RELEASE = '4.6';
+my $RELEASE = '4.6.1';
 
 
 #
diff --git a/bin/xen-create-nfs b/bin/xen-create-nfs
index 312e04d..90b5a14 100755
--- a/bin/xen-create-nfs
+++ b/bin/xen-create-nfs
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ $CONFIG{ 'template' } = '/etc/xen-tools/xm-nfs.tmpl';
 #
 # Release number.
 #
-my $RELEASE = '4.6';
+my $RELEASE = '4.6.1';
 
 
 # store version number away.
diff --git a/bin/xen-delete-image b/bin/xen-delete-image
index 5bd829e..a5663d1 100755
--- a/bin/xen-delete-image
+++ b/bin/xen-delete-image
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ my %CONFIG;
 #
 # Release number.
 #
-my $RELEASE = '4.6';
+my $RELEASE = '4.6.1';
 
 
 #
diff --git a/bin/xen-list-images b/bin/xen-list-images
index 3911703..b8cc043 100755
--- a/bin/xen-list-images
+++ b/bin/xen-list-images
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ $CONFIG{ 'extension' } = '.cfg';
 #
 # Release number.
 #
-my $RELEASE = '4.6';
+my $RELEASE = '4.6.1';
 
 
 
diff --git a/bin/xen-resize-guest b/bin/xen-resize-guest
index d3e5f87..8e79034 100755
--- a/bin/xen-resize-guest
+++ b/bin/xen-resize-guest
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ my %CONFIG;
 #
 # Release number.
 #
-my $RELEASE = '4.6';
+my $RELEASE = '4.6.1';
 
 
 #
diff --git a/bin/xen-update-image b/bin/xen-update-image
index 547178c..7998936 100755
--- a/bin/xen-update-image
+++ b/bin/xen-update-image
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ my %CONFIG;
 #
 # Release number.
 #
-my $RELEASE = '4.6';
+my $RELEASE = '4.6.1';
 
 
 #
diff --git a/bin/xt-create-xen-config b/bin/xt-create-xen-config
index 4da2b65..8622660 100755
--- a/bin/xt-create-xen-config
+++ b/bin/xt-create-xen-config
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ $CONFIG{ 'extension' } = '.cfg';
 #
 # Release number.
 #
-my $RELEASE = '4.6';
+my $RELEASE = '4.6.1';
 
 
 
diff --git a/bin/xt-customize-image b/bin/xt-customize-image
index 87b6ed8..72bb665 100755
--- a/bin/xt-customize-image
+++ b/bin/xt-customize-image
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ my %CONFIG;
 #
 # Release number.
 #
-my $RELEASE = '4.6';
+my $RELEASE = '4.6.1';
 
 
 
diff --git a/bin/xt-guess-suite-and-mirror b/bin/xt-guess-suite-and-mirror
index 6559a48..ed95432 100755
--- a/bin/xt-guess-suite-and-mirror
+++ b/bin/xt-guess-suite-and-mirror
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ use strict;
 #
 # Release number.
 #
-my $RELEASE = '4.6';
+my $RELEASE = '4.6.1';
 
 # Init
 my $mirror = '';
diff --git a/bin/xt-install-image b/bin/xt-install-image
index 7928f9e..4d37351 100755
--- a/bin/xt-install-image
+++ b/bin/xt-install-image
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ my %CONFIG;
 #
 # Release number.
 #
-my $RELEASE = '4.6';
+my $RELEASE = '4.6.1';
 
 
 #
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 4778821..6dd2569 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-xen-tools (4.6+dev-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+xen-tools (4.6.1-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
-  * New upstream SNAPSHOT
+  * New upstream bugfix release
     + Declare GitHub as primary hosting.
     + Integrate BUGS.markdown into README.markdown, move remaining
       contents of KNOWN_BUGS.markdown to the GitHub issue tracker.
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ xen-tools (4.6+dev-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     /etc/bash_completion.d/xen-tools properly.
   * Fix typo in previous changelog entry.
 
- -- Axel Beckert <abe@debian.org>  Tue, 21 Jul 2015 12:04:41 +0200
+ -- Axel Beckert <abe@debian.org>  Sat, 24 Oct 2015 01:13:08 +0200
 
 xen-tools (4.6-1) unstable; urgency=low