diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 64b86e28f..0aa0f4eaf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@
 
 ## Current Main 
 
+
+## Release  1.6.1 
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- fix inconsistency in docker image tags
+
+
+## Release 1.6.0
+
 ### New Features
 
 - New Topics and Project for UNICEF education access project have been added ([#832])
@@ -19,7 +29,7 @@
 [#832]: https://github.com/GIScience/ohsome-quality-api/issues/832
 
 
-## Release  1.5.0
+## Release 1.5.0
 
 ### Breaking Changes
 
diff --git a/ohsome_quality_api/__init__.py b/ohsome_quality_api/__init__.py
index 91f5564a6..5c27ac51d 100644
--- a/ohsome_quality_api/__init__.py
+++ b/ohsome_quality_api/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "1.5.0"
+__version__ = "1.6.1"
 __title__ = "ohsome quality API"
 __description__ = "Data quality estimations for OpenStreetMap"
 __author__ = "ohsome team"
diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index d8893d937..000000000
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,97 +0,0 @@
-# based on docs here: https://heigit.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/OQT/pages/3474149/Releases
-# requires local installation of `gh`, the github CLI: https://cli.github.com
-
-
-# please adjust these version names first
-export OLD_VERSION=1.5.0
-export NEW_VERSION=1.6.0
-
-
-# change to main directory
-cd ..
-
-# activate python environment for commit checks needed later
-poetry shell
-
-# get latest version of main and create new branch
-read -p "👉 create release branch?"
-git checkout main
-git pull
-git checkout -b release-$NEW_VERSION
-echo "✅ created release branch of the latest main"
-
-
-# update to latest version of swagger libs
-read -p "👉 update swagger?"
-./scripts/update_swagger_scripts.sh
-echo "✅ updated to latest version of swagger libs"
-
-
-# Update version in pyproject.toml
-read -p "👉 update project version?"
-poetry version $NEW_VERSION
-echo "✅ updated project version in pyproject.toml to $NEW_VERSION"
-
-
-# update version in __init__.py
-read -p "👉 update __init__.py?"
-export OLD="__version__ = \"$OLD_VERSION\""
-export NEW="__version__ = \"$NEW_VERSION\""
-
-# might not work like this on linux
-sed -i .bak "s/$OLD/$NEW/g" ohsome_quality_api/__init__.py
-rm -rf ohsome_quality_api/__init__.py.bak
-echo "✅ updated __init__.py to $NEW_VERSION"
-
-
-# insert new sub-headline for new release
-read -p "👉 update CHANGELOG.md?"
-sed -i .bak "s/## Current Main/## Current Main \n\n## Release  $NEW_VERSION/g" CHANGELOG.md
-rm -rf CHANGELOG.md.bak
-echo "✅ updated CHANGELOG.md"
-
-
-read -p "👉 commit and push all changed files?"
-git add pyproject.toml
-git add ohsome_quality_api/__init__.py
-git add tests/integrationtests/fixtures/vcr_cassettes/*
-git add CHANGELOG.md
-git add scripts/release.sh
-git add ohsome_quality_api/api/static/*
-git commit -m "prepare release $NEW_VERSION"
-git push --set-upstream origin release-$NEW_VERSION
-echo "✅ committed and pushed all changed files"
-
-
-# create PR
-read -p "👉 create PR?"
-gh pr create --title "release new version $NEW_VERSION" --body "This PR is used for the Oqapi release process."
-echo "✅ created new PR for the release"
-
-
-# get PR approved
-read -p "⚠️ Please check swagger docs and have PR approved - hit <enter> when ready!"
-
-
-read -p "👉 merge approved PR?"
-gh pr merge --rebase
-echo "✅ rebased the release PR into main"
-
-
-git checkout main
-git pull
-
-
-# create github release and corresponding tag
-read -p "👉 create github release and tag?"
-export ANCHOR="release-${NEW_VERSION//\./}"
-gh release create "$NEW_VERSION" -t "$NEW_VERSION" \
--n "See the [changelog](https://github.com/GIScience/ohsome-quality-api/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#$ANCHOR) for release details."
-echo "✅ created new github release and tag for version: $NEW_VERSION"
-
-
-
-echo "⚠️ Please start the Jenkins tag build here: https://jenkins.heigit.org/job/OQAPI/view/tags/job/$NEW_VERSION/"
-
-# may not work like this under linux:
-open "https://jenkins.heigit.org/job/OQAPI/view/tags/job/$NEW_VERSION/"