diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 4294969..f48316f 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ lazy val zioPubsubSerdeCirce = crossProject(JVMPlatform, NativePlatform)
     )
   )
 
-val zioSchemaVersion = "1.5.0"
+val zioSchemaVersion = "1.6.1"
 lazy val zioPubsubSerdeZioSchema = crossProject(JVMPlatform, NativePlatform)
   .in(file("zio-pubsub-serde-zio-schema"))
   .settings(moduleName := "zio-pubsub-serde-zio-schema")