diff --git a/python/setup.py b/python/setup.py
index d883d1acb..d12cf341f 100644
--- a/python/setup.py
+++ b/python/setup.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 VERSION_MINOR = 6
 VERSION_PATCH = 1
 VERSION_DEV = 0
-IS_RELEASED = False
+IS_RELEASED = True
 
 VERSION = "{}.{}.{}".format(VERSION_MAJOR, VERSION_MINOR, VERSION_PATCH)
 if not IS_RELEASED: