diff --git a/wp-admin/about.php b/wp-admin/about.php
index db5a099b13..2026fc14e1 100644
--- a/wp-admin/about.php
+++ b/wp-admin/about.php
@@ -45,6 +45,31 @@ require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-header.php';
 		<div class="about__section changelog">
 			<div class="column">
 				<h2><?php _e( 'Maintenance and Security Releases' ); ?></h2>
+				<p>
+					<?php
+					printf(
+						/* translators: 1: WordPress version number, 2: Plural number of bugs. */
+						_n(
+							'<strong>Version %1$s</strong> addressed a security issue and fixed %2$s bug.',
+							'<strong>Version %1$s</strong> addressed a security issue and fixed %2$s bugs.',
+							12
+						),
+						'6.1.6',
+						'12'
+					);
+					?>
+					<?php
+					printf(
+						/* translators: %s: HelpHub URL. */
+						__( 'For more information, see <a href="%s">the release notes</a>.' ),
+						sprintf(
+							/* translators: %s: WordPress version. */
+							esc_url( __( 'https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-%s/' ) ),
+							sanitize_title( '6.1.6' )
+						)
+					);
+					?>
+				</p>
 				<p>
 					<?php
 					printf(
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index d30fa5fa10..438fbb027e 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.1.5';
+$wp_version = '6.1.6';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.