diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c5e3cd11..6f07fc0b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "esmock",
-  "version": "1.6.0",
+  "version": "1.6.1",
   "license": "MIT",
   "readmeFilename": "README.md",
   "description": "provides native ESM import mocking for unit tests",