diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 2df1ff522..077946c78 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-RunestoneServer-6.1.5
+RunestoneServer-6.1.6
+
+Changes since 6.1.5
+- New homepage
+- Workaround for the non-https link web2py creates for password resets.  Should be https now.
+- Fix in bookserver for PreTeXt books that were not updating the activity bar
+- Use the latest practice settings if the DB contains duplicates
 
 Changes since 6.1.4
 - Fix: potential crasher in practice if a question is missing htmlsrc
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 54e8bfc20..23cf49683 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # ================
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "runestone_poetry_project"
-version = "6.1.5"
+version = "6.1.6"
 description = "A web2py-based server for the Runestone e-book system."
 authors = ["Brad Miller <bonelake@mac.com>", "Bryan A. Jones <bjones AT ece DOT msstate DOT edu"]
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/static/motd.html b/static/motd.html
index e34c4eba7..cb9712b63 100644
--- a/static/motd.html
+++ b/static/motd.html
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
-<h4>Updates October 5, 2022</h4>
+<h4>Updates October 15, 2022</h4>
 <ul>
+    <li>Runestone and our partners at the PreTeXt project have received an NSF grant through the POSE program.  Read about it <a href="https://blog.runestone.academy">on our blog!</a>  This is a great opportunity to make Runestone sustainable.</li>
+
     <li>Please Answer this 10 Question <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfNGRGIJKz_QBfrTnoqnaFx_jloD1jLJDt2n9tVHRcM2X6M8w/viewform?usp=sf_link">Instructor Survey</a></li>
-    
+    <li>New home page!  Please let us know what you think.</li>
 </ul>
 <h4>High School Teachers:</h4>
 <p>
     We want you to use Runestone! But before your school district sends me a contract to
     sign, please read
     <a href="https://blog.runestone.academy/2021/05/28/data_privacy_agreements.html"
-        >This letter</a
-    >Please note, cyber insurance has become prohibitively expensive. Basically we can pay our server bill or we can buy insurance.  You would probably rather have us pay our server bill, so anything you can do to convince your district to support Runestone will help me to do both.  Runestone Academy is incorporated as a non-profit, we are awaiting approval of our 501(c)(3) status.
+        >This letter</a> I know that many districts will still want a signed agreement.  We can process these agreements, but beginning January 1, 2023 we will charge your district $100 to do so.  Runestone Academy is incorporated as a non-profit, we are awaiting approval of our 501(c)(3) status.
 </p>
 
 <h4>Please Support Runestone</h4>
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ <h4>Please Support Runestone</h4>
     August 2021/22 school year.  At $100 a textbook we saved students $6 million last year! Thats a
     lot of students and a lot of savings. It takes a lot of work to keep this site up and growing. We are adding new features and improvements all the time.  Please consider a
     <a href="/runestone/default/donate">donation</a> or ask your institution to support Runestone. If every school sent us $100 per class we would be fully sustainable and could add support staff.
-    
+
 </p>
 <p>
     A huge <strong>Thank You!</strong> to those of you who have sent your support