Release v1.6.1

Bug fix:

• Patching the bug reported via CVE-2022-24765;
• Accordingly, upgrade to Apline 3.15.4 for using git 2.34.2 .

Maintenance:

• Updating the semantic versioning tagging in which tag v1 always refers to the latest v1.*.* release and tag v1.x always refers to the latest v1.x always refer to the latest v1.x.* release.