diff --git a/ndk/build/tools/make-release.sh b/ndk/build/tools/make-release.sh
index f2b969737..002150a6c 100755
--- a/ndk/build/tools/make-release.sh
+++ b/ndk/build/tools/make-release.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ NDK_ROOT_DIR=`dirname $0`/../..
 NDK_ROOT_DIR=`cd $NDK_ROOT_DIR && pwd`
 
 # the release name
-RELEASE=1.5_r2
+RELEASE=1.6_r1
 
 # the package prefix
 PREFIX=android-ndk
diff --git a/ndk/docs/CHANGES.TXT b/ndk/docs/CHANGES.TXT
index d7771daff..faad11db8 100644
--- a/ndk/docs/CHANGES.TXT
+++ b/ndk/docs/CHANGES.TXT
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Android NDK ChangeLog:
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-current version
+android-ndk-1.6_r1
 
 IMPORTANT BUG FIXES: