diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 1ee18ec92b2d..094e324f4c9e 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@
   "google-cloud-service_control-v1+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-cloud-service_directory": "2.1.0",
   "google-cloud-service_directory+FILLER": "0.0.0",
-  "google-cloud-service_directory-v1": "1.6.0",
+  "google-cloud-service_directory-v1": "1.6.1",
   "google-cloud-service_directory-v1+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-cloud-service_directory-v1beta1": "0.21.0",
   "google-cloud-service_directory-v1beta1+FILLER": "0.0.0",
diff --git a/google-cloud-service_directory-v1/CHANGELOG.md b/google-cloud-service_directory-v1/CHANGELOG.md
index 85cebcea5c5d..b31c58b5cce7 100644
--- a/google-cloud-service_directory-v1/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/google-cloud-service_directory-v1/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Release History
 
+### 1.6.1 (2026-04-03)
+
+#### Documentation
+
+* update SelectiveGapicGeneration usage doc ([#33482](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-ruby/issues/33482)) 
+
 ### 1.6.0 (2026-04-02)
 
 #### Features
diff --git a/google-cloud-service_directory-v1/lib/google/cloud/service_directory/v1/version.rb b/google-cloud-service_directory-v1/lib/google/cloud/service_directory/v1/version.rb
index 225b72a87af0..20adb4413f52 100644
--- a/google-cloud-service_directory-v1/lib/google/cloud/service_directory/v1/version.rb
+++ b/google-cloud-service_directory-v1/lib/google/cloud/service_directory/v1/version.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module Google
   module Cloud
     module ServiceDirectory
       module V1
-        VERSION = "1.6.0"
+        VERSION = "1.6.1"
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/google-cloud-service_directory-v1/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.servicedirectory.v1.json b/google-cloud-service_directory-v1/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.servicedirectory.v1.json
index 723300557327..1d2e3f06d7ef 100644
--- a/google-cloud-service_directory-v1/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.servicedirectory.v1.json
+++ b/google-cloud-service_directory-v1/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.servicedirectory.v1.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "client_library": {
     "name": "google-cloud-service_directory-v1",
-    "version": "1.6.0",
+    "version": "1.6.1",
     "language": "RUBY",
     "apis": [
       {