diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 025f7af..fb3b3da 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ Follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) · versioned wi
 ---
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+
+---
+
+## [1.61.1] — 2026-10-11
 ### Fixed
 - **Per-model speaker embeddings stay with their voice:** the TTS engine's `<name>.1.7b.pt` / `<name>.0.6b.pt` files that sit beside the WAV are now part of the voice package, so hiding, unhiding, trashing, deleting and renaming a voice moves, removes or renames them too instead of leaving orphans in `active_voices`.
 - Custom TTS engines no longer count as available just because the app's own voice library is non-empty: availability follows the engine's health, so a stopped VoiceDesign/CustomVoice container is no longer listed.
@@ -4791,7 +4795,8 @@ Initial feature-complete release.
 
 ---
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/mARTin-B78/tts-voice-creator-clone-and-design-2/compare/v1.61.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/mARTin-B78/tts-voice-creator-clone-and-design-2/compare/v1.61.1...HEAD
+[1.61.1]: https://github.com/mARTin-B78/tts-voice-creator-clone-and-design-2/compare/v1.61.0...v1.61.1
 [1.61.0]: https://github.com/mARTin-B78/tts-voice-creator-clone-and-design-2/compare/v1.60.0...v1.61.0
 [1.60.0]: https://github.com/mARTin-B78/tts-voice-creator-clone-and-design-2/compare/v1.59.0...v1.60.0
 [1.59.0]: https://github.com/mARTin-B78/tts-voice-creator-clone-and-design-2/compare/v1.58.0...v1.59.0
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 91951fd..30e298c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.61.0
+1.61.1
diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index 38ee49f..85ce0a3 100644
--- a/static/index.html
+++ b/static/index.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no">
   <meta name="color-scheme" content="light dark">
   <meta name="theme-color" content="#2563EB">
-<meta name="app-version" content="1.61.0">
+<meta name="app-version" content="1.61.1">
   <link rel="manifest" href="/manifest.webmanifest">
   <link rel="icon" href="/static/icon.svg" type="image/svg+xml">
   <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/static/icon.svg">
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@
 
   <!-- ── Core styles (local — no CDN dependency for first paint) ────────── -->
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/vendor/mdi/materialdesignicons.min.css">
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/style.css?v=1.61.0">
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/resource-diagnostics.css?v=1.61.0">
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/background-jobs.css?v=1.61.0">
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/voice-design.css?v=1.61.0">
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/rehearser.css?v=1.61.0">
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/audiobook.css?v=1.61.0">
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/style.css?v=1.61.1">
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/resource-diagnostics.css?v=1.61.1">
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/background-jobs.css?v=1.61.1">
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/voice-design.css?v=1.61.1">
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/rehearser.css?v=1.61.1">
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/audiobook.css?v=1.61.1">
 
 
   <!-- ── Flag icons — non-blocking (loaded async, icons appear after JS) ── -->
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ window.toggleNavTree = function(treeId, chevronId) {
 </script>
 
 <!-- loader.js: fetches sections → loads JS modules → removes skeleton -->
-<script src="/static/loader.js?v=1.61.0"></script>
+<script src="/static/loader.js?v=1.61.1"></script>
 
 </body>
 </html>