diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 30f5fc0..5025ed3 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,36 @@
 Changes
 =======
 
+1.6.1 (2016-05-13)
+------------------
+
+- Fixes whitelist check when BEHIND_REVERSE_PROXY
+  [Patrick Hagemeister]
+
+- Made migrations py3 compatible
+  [mvdwaeter]
+
+- Fixing #126, possibly breaking compatibility with Django<=1.7
+  [int-ua]
+
+- Add note for upgrading users about new migration files
+  [kelseyq]
+
+- Fixes #148
+  [camilonova]
+
+- Decorate auth_views.login only once
+  [teeberg]
+
+- Set IP public/private classifier to be compliant with RFC 1918.
+  [SilasX]
+
+- Issue #155. Lockout response status code changed to 403.
+  [Артур Муллахметов]
+
+- BUGFIX: Missing migration
+  [smeinel]
+
 1.6.0 (2016-01-07)
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/axes/decorators.py b/axes/decorators.py
index ece58a6..51d379a 100644
--- a/axes/decorators.py
+++ b/axes/decorators.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from django.contrib.auth import logout
 from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
 from django.http import HttpResponse
 from django.http import HttpResponseRedirect
+from django.shortcuts import render
 from django.template.loader import get_template
 from django.utils import timezone as datetime
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy
@@ -365,9 +366,7 @@ def lockout_response(request):
 
     if LOCKOUT_TEMPLATE:
         context.update({'cooloff_time': COOLOFF_TIME})
-        template = get_template(LOCKOUT_TEMPLATE)
-        content = template.render(context, request)
-        return HttpResponse(content, status=403)
+        return render(request, LOCKOUT_TEMPLATE, context, status=403)
 
     LOCKOUT_URL = get_lockout_url()
     if LOCKOUT_URL:
diff --git a/axes/migrations/0003_auto_20160322_0929.py b/axes/migrations/0003_auto_20160322_0929.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b47d693
--- /dev/null
+++ b/axes/migrations/0003_auto_20160322_0929.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import models, migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('axes', '0002_auto_20151217_2044'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='accessattempt',
+            name='failures_since_start',
+            field=models.PositiveIntegerField(verbose_name='Failed Logins'),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='accessattempt',
+            name='get_data',
+            field=models.TextField(verbose_name='GET Data'),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='accessattempt',
+            name='http_accept',
+            field=models.CharField(verbose_name='HTTP Accept', max_length=1025),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='accessattempt',
+            name='ip_address',
+            field=models.GenericIPAddressField(null=True, verbose_name='IP Address', db_index=True),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='accessattempt',
+            name='path_info',
+            field=models.CharField(verbose_name='Path', max_length=255),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='accessattempt',
+            name='post_data',
+            field=models.TextField(verbose_name='POST Data'),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='accesslog',
+            name='http_accept',
+            field=models.CharField(verbose_name='HTTP Accept', max_length=1025),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='accesslog',
+            name='ip_address',
+            field=models.GenericIPAddressField(null=True, verbose_name='IP Address', db_index=True),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='accesslog',
+            name='path_info',
+            field=models.CharField(verbose_name='Path', max_length=255),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/axes/models.py b/axes/models.py
index eb2f4f4..4ad0373 100644
--- a/axes/models.py
+++ b/axes/models.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class CommonAccess(models.Model):
     )
 
     class Meta:
+        app_label = 'axes'
         abstract = True
         ordering = ['-attempt_time']
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ad65f9a..7470e78 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import os
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
-VERSION = '1.6.0'
+VERSION = '1.6.1'
 
 setup(
     name='django-axes',