diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ setuptools.setup(
     packages=setuptools.find_packages(),
     long_description=long_description,
     test_suite='nose.collector',
-    tests_requires=['nose', 'mock', 'coverage'],
+    tests_require=['nose', 'mock', 'coverage'],
     classifiers=[
         'License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License',
     ],
diff --git a/statsd/__init__.py b/statsd/__init__.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/statsd/__init__.py
+++ b/statsd/__init__.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ __all__ = [
 ]
 
 __package_name__ = 'python-statsd'
-__version__ = '1.6.0'
+__version__ = '1.6.1'
 __author__ = 'Rick van Hattem'
 __author_email__ = 'Rick.van.Hattem@Fawo.nl'
 __description__ = (
updated setup.py to use tests_requires instead of setup_requires