Release v1.6.1

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.6.1
+
+**Release date:** 2026-06-30
+
+This patch release updates Kubernetes to 1.36.2, Helm to v4.2.2 and the
+fluxcd/pkg dependencies. It also adds kubectl categories to the HelmRelease CRD
+and documents the controller's command-line options.
+
+Improvements:
+- Add categories to the HelmRelease CRD
+  [#1527](https://github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/pull/1527)
+- Document controller options
+  [#1531](https://github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/pull/1531)
+- Update fluxcd/pkg dependencies
+  [#1529](https://github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/pull/1529)
+
 ## 1.6.0
 
 **Release date:** 2026-06-17

config/manager/kustomization.yaml

@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ resources:
 images:
   - name: fluxcd/helm-controller
     newName: fluxcd/helm-controller
-    newTag: v1.6.0
+    newTag: v1.6.1

go.mod

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ replace (
 require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.5.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/cli-utils v1.2.2
-	github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/api v1.6.0
+	github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/api v1.6.1
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/acl v0.10.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/event v0.27.1
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/kustomize v1.19.1