diff --git a/utils/downloads.py b/utils/downloads.py
index 4a012cc05849..b9b0c5d5981a 100644
--- a/utils/downloads.py
+++ b/utils/downloads.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def attempt_download(file, repo='ultralytics/yolov5'):  # from utils.downloads i
             try:
                 tag = subprocess.check_output('git tag', shell=True, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT).decode().split()[-1]
             except Exception:
-                tag = 'v6.0'  # current release
+                tag = 'v6.1'  # current release
 
         if name in assets:
             safe_download(