diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b206a9bd..c9c994ef 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+### [1.6.1](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-retail/compare/v1.6.0...v1.6.1) (2022-03-15)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* remove gcloud_project env variable ([#156](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-retail/issues/156)) ([16cefb4](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-retail/commit/16cefb46e213f094daca8121bb09ec1e5c4da206))
+
 ## [1.6.0](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-retail/compare/v1.5.0...v1.6.0) (2022-02-15)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 13dbb599..80897da0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@google-cloud/retail",
-  "version": "1.6.0",
+  "version": "1.6.1",
   "description": "Retail client for Node.js",
   "repository": "googleapis/nodejs-retail",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
diff --git a/samples/package.json b/samples/package.json
index 77ebaa74..909a04fc 100644
--- a/samples/package.json
+++ b/samples/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "test": "c8 mocha"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@google-cloud/retail": "^1.6.0",
+    "@google-cloud/retail": "^1.6.1",
     "@google-cloud/bigquery": "^5.9.2",
     "@google-cloud/storage": "^5.16.1"
   },