change log for release 1.6.1 (#244)

* freeze change log entry

* patch release

Author: zacharyburnett

Diff for: CHANGES.rst

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-1.7.0 (unreleased)
+1.6.2 (unreleased)
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 Changes to API
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-ramp_fitting
-~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-- Add ``average_dark_current`` to calculations of poisson variance. [#243]
-
 Bug Fixes
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 Other
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+1.6.1 (2024-02-29)
+==================
+
+Changes to API
+--------------
+
+ramp_fitting
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+- Add ``average_dark_current`` to calculations of poisson variance. [#243]
+
 1.6.0 (2024-02-15)
 ==================