diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
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+Changes in Element v1.6.1 (2023-05-25)
+======================================
+
+Corrective release for 1.6.0
+
+Bugfixes 🐛
+----------
+ - Allow stateloss on verification dialogfragment ([#8439](https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/issues/8439))
+ - Fix: Update verification popup text when a re-verification is needed after rust migration (read only sessions) ([#8445](https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/issues/8445))
+ - Fix several performance issues causing app non responsive issues. ([#8454](https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/issues/8454))
+ - Fix: The device list screen from the member profile page was always showing the current user devices (rust crypto). ([#8457](https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/issues/8457))
+
+Other changes
+-------------
+ - Remove UI option to manually verify a specific device of another user (deprecated behaviour) ([#8458](https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/issues/8458))
+
+
 Changes in Element v1.6.0 (2023-05-17)
 ======================================
 
diff --git a/changelog.d/8439.bugfix b/changelog.d/8439.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
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-Allow stateloss on verification dialogfragment
diff --git a/changelog.d/8445.bugfix b/changelog.d/8445.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 4f5b0f0349..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/8445.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix: Update verification popup text when a re-verification is needed after rust migration (read only sessions)
diff --git a/changelog.d/8454.bugfix b/changelog.d/8454.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 01d30cacdd..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/8454.bugfix
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix several performance issues causing app non responsive issues.
diff --git a/changelog.d/8457.bugfix b/changelog.d/8457.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f50364c1d..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/8457.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix: The device list screen from the member profile page was always showing the current user devices (rust crypto).
diff --git a/changelog.d/8458.misc b/changelog.d/8458.misc
deleted file mode 100644
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Remove UI option to manually verify a specific device of another user (deprecated behaviour)