Backport #1599 in 2.6.x
diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION b/release-notes/VERSION
index 6906b1c..6c5a98a 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
 === Releases ===
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-2.6.8 (if ever released)
+2.6.7.1 (11-Jul-2017)
 
 #1383: Problem with `@JsonCreator` with 1-arg factory-method, implicit param names
+#1599: Backport the extra safety checks for polymorphic deserialization
 
 2.6.7 (05-Jun-2016)