diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6c3338d..e26418e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ sudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings
 wget -qO- https://download.01.org/intel-sgx/sgx_repo/ubuntu/intel-sgx-deb.key | sudo tee /etc/apt/keyrings/intel-sgx-keyring.asc > /dev/null
 echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/intel-sgx-keyring.asc arch=amd64] https://download.01.org/intel-sgx/sgx_repo/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/intel-sgx.list
 sudo apt update
-EGO_DEB=ego_1.6.0_amd64_ubuntu-$(lsb_release -rs).deb
-wget https://github.com/edgelesssys/ego/releases/download/v1.6.0/$EGO_DEB
+EGO_DEB=ego_1.6.1_amd64_ubuntu-$(lsb_release -rs).deb
+wget https://github.com/edgelesssys/ego/releases/download/v1.6.1/$EGO_DEB
 sudo apt install ./$EGO_DEB build-essential libssl-dev
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/docs/getting-started/install.md b/docs/docs/getting-started/install.md
index dc97fd7..8a020f1 100644
--- a/docs/docs/getting-started/install.md
+++ b/docs/docs/getting-started/install.md
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ sudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings
 wget -qO- https://download.01.org/intel-sgx/sgx_repo/ubuntu/intel-sgx-deb.key | sudo tee /etc/apt/keyrings/intel-sgx-keyring.asc > /dev/null
 echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/intel-sgx-keyring.asc arch=amd64] https://download.01.org/intel-sgx/sgx_repo/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/intel-sgx.list
 sudo apt update
-EGO_DEB=ego_1.6.0_amd64_ubuntu-$(lsb_release -rs).deb
-wget https://github.com/edgelesssys/ego/releases/download/v1.6.0/$EGO_DEB
+EGO_DEB=ego_1.6.1_amd64_ubuntu-$(lsb_release -rs).deb
+wget https://github.com/edgelesssys/ego/releases/download/v1.6.1/$EGO_DEB
 sudo apt install ./$EGO_DEB build-essential libssl-dev
 ```
 
diff --git a/src/snapcraft.yaml b/src/snapcraft.yaml
index 4f65609..3143d22 100644
--- a/src/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/src/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: ego-dev
 base: core20
-version: "1.6.0"
+version: "1.6.1"
 summary: EGo lets you build, debug und run Go apps on Intel SGX!
 description: EGo is a framework for building confidential apps in Go. Confidential apps run in always-encrypted and verifiable enclaves on Intel SGX-enabled hardware.
 
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ apps:
 
 parts:
   ego:
-    source: https://github.com/edgelesssys/ego/releases/download/v1.6.0/ego_1.6.0_amd64_ubuntu-20.04.deb
-    source-checksum: "sha256/0db1d4908702e1cab33a51f8004359d6693b230c5f2410c26c9457f1a48e19da"
+    source: https://github.com/edgelesssys/ego/releases/download/v1.6.1/ego_1.6.1_amd64_ubuntu-20.04.deb
+    source-checksum: "sha256/b5fa37374b9637e6fa3e7bef26320dc3c4cb0d54a7b10d8e11fc5a3ca2cf487d"
     source-type: deb
     plugin: dump
     build-attributes: [no-patchelf] # needed otherwise Snap breaks the go binary, causing it to segfault on launch