diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8c711bf..c3a9211 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 ![Vcpkg Version](https://img.shields.io/vcpkg/v/bbalouki-itch)
 [![C++20](https://img.shields.io/badge/C++-20-blue.svg)](https://isocpp.org/std/the-standard)
 [![CMake](https://img.shields.io/badge/CMake-3.25+-blue.svg)](https://cmake.org/)
+[![PyPi status](https://img.shields.io/pypi/status/itchcpp.svg?maxAge=60)](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/itchcpp)
+[![PYPI Version](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/itchcpp)](https://pypi.org/project/itchcpp/)
 [![CodeFactor](https://www.codefactor.io/repository/github/bbalouki/itchcpp/badge)](https://www.codefactor.io/repository/github/bbalouki/itchcpp)
 [![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
 [![LinkedIn](https://img.shields.io/badge/LinkedIn-grey?logo=Linkedin&logoColor=white)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bertin-balouki-simyeli-15b17a1a6/)
diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index dc1e644..9c6d629 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.6.0
+1.6.1
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index b74fcff..f7ad09a 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,8 +26,24 @@ if(${PROJECT_NAME}_WITH_ARROW)
     find_package(Arrow CONFIG REQUIRED)
     find_package(Parquet CONFIG REQUIRED)
     target_compile_definitions(itch PUBLIC ITCH_WITH_ARROW)
-    target_link_libraries(itch PUBLIC Arrow::arrow_shared Parquet::parquet_shared)
-    message(STATUS "ITCH: Apache Arrow / Parquet export enabled")
+
+    # Arrow's CMake config only exports the *_shared targets when Arrow was
+    # itself built as a shared library; static-linkage triplets/toolchains
+    # (many vcpkg triplets, static system installs, ...) only provide
+    # *_static. Pick whichever pair actually exists instead of assuming shared.
+    if(TARGET Arrow::arrow_shared)
+        set(ITCH_ARROW_TARGET Arrow::arrow_shared)
+    else()
+        set(ITCH_ARROW_TARGET Arrow::arrow_static)
+    endif()
+    if(TARGET Parquet::parquet_shared)
+        set(ITCH_PARQUET_TARGET Parquet::parquet_shared)
+    else()
+        set(ITCH_PARQUET_TARGET Parquet::parquet_static)
+    endif()
+
+    target_link_libraries(itch PUBLIC ${ITCH_ARROW_TARGET} ${ITCH_PARQUET_TARGET})
+    message(STATUS "ITCH: Apache Arrow / Parquet export enabled (${ITCH_ARROW_TARGET}, ${ITCH_PARQUET_TARGET})")
 endif()
 add_library(itch::itch ALIAS itch)
 if (NOT ANDROID)