Bump version to 1.6.1

[AjayRajNelapudi]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please provide an existing Issue # , or describe.
Bump version to 1.6.1.

Describe the solution you are proposing
Following versions bumped over 1.6.

• com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations - 2.15.1 to 2.18.2
• com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind - 2.14.1 to 2.18.2
• org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core - 2.21.0 to 2.25.3
• org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api - 2.21.0 to 2.25.3
• junit - 4.13.1 to 4.13.2

Describe alternatives you've considered
NA

Additional context
NA

Check List

• New functionality includes testing.
  • All tests pass
• New functionality has been documented.
  • New functionality has javadoc added
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