diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 827b408b9b..b1f463f45a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 FROM continuumio/miniconda3:4.7.10
-ENV ANVIO_VERSION "6_master"
+ENV ANVIO_VERSION "6.1"
 
 RUN conda config --env --add channels conda-forge
 RUN conda config --env --add channels bioconda
diff --git a/anvio/__init__.py b/anvio/__init__.py
index 1b3c7cf5da..5c3de13ccd 100644
--- a/anvio/__init__.py
+++ b/anvio/__init__.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # unless you want to explode `bottle`:
 import pkg_resources
 
-anvio_version = '6-master'
+anvio_version = '6.1'
 anvio_codename = 'esther'
 
 DEBUG = '--debug' in sys.argv
diff --git a/conda-recipe/anvio-minimal/meta.yaml b/conda-recipe/anvio-minimal/meta.yaml
index c39dfd163b..f5c46f6068 100644
--- a/conda-recipe/anvio-minimal/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda-recipe/anvio-minimal/meta.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% set version = "6_master" %}
+{% set version = "6.1" %}
 
 package:
   name: anvio-minimal
diff --git a/conda-recipe/anvio/meta.yaml b/conda-recipe/anvio/meta.yaml
index f54dfb5666..d95746d312 100644
--- a/conda-recipe/anvio/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda-recipe/anvio/meta.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% set version = "6_master" %}
+{% set version = "6.1" %}
 
 package:
   name: anvio