diff --git a/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml b/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml
index acb0dadc..aff8ee4e 100644
--- a/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml
+++ b/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+- commits:
+    - subject: Explicitly set GITHUB_TOKEN permissions for yocto workflow
+      hash: bd1323c963fcb74e07222b6a38333162c65f1dc6
+      body: ""
+      footer:
+        Changelog-entry: Explicitly set GITHUB_TOKEN permissions for yocto workflow
+        changelog-entry: Explicitly set GITHUB_TOKEN permissions for yocto workflow
+        Signed-off-by: Ryan Cooke <ryan@balena.io>
+        signed-off-by: Ryan Cooke <ryan@balena.io>
+      author: Ryan Cooke
+      nested: []
+  version: 6.1.16+rev1
+  title: ""
+  date: 2024-11-29T17:58:16.843Z
 - commits:
     - subject: Update layers/meta-balena to 229a6ad1da498c4ce8aaa17501ddad3e99806f08
       hash: f5f4385161a0fa28bf6f05d7717e4ac4f2ad3778
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0cb2acc0..e5fd285f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 # v2.105.10
 ## (2022-10-13)
 
+# v6.1.16+rev1
+## (2024-11-29)
+
+* Explicitly set GITHUB_TOKEN permissions for yocto workflow [Ryan Cooke]
+
 # v6.1.16
 ## (2024-11-27)
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index e22703e5..c94ee682 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6.1.16
\ No newline at end of file
+6.1.16+rev1
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