diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 3b3e72317..492b488cd 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.6.1b
+0.6.1c
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 043cd044a..f0e9e7d26 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ setup(
     description="Reference Synapse Home Server",
     install_requires=[
         "syutil==0.0.2",
-        "matrix_angular_sdk==0.6.0",
+        "matrix_angular_sdk>=0.6.1",
         "Twisted>=14.0.0",
         "service_identity>=1.0.0",
         "pyopenssl>=0.14",
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ setup(
     dependency_links=[
         "https://github.com/matrix-org/syutil/tarball/v0.0.2#egg=syutil-0.0.2",
         "https://github.com/pyca/pynacl/tarball/d4d3175589b892f6ea7c22f466e0e223853516fa#egg=pynacl-0.3.0",
-        "https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-angular-sdk/tarball/v0.6.0/#egg=matrix_angular_sdk-0.6.0",
+        "https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-angular-sdk/tarball/v0.6.1/#egg=matrix_angular_sdk-0.6.1",
     ],
     setup_requires=[
         "setuptools_trial",
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index e7e27b06e..fdfe5eda3 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 """ This is a reference implementation of a synapse home server.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.6.1b"
+__version__ = "0.6.1c"