diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c50275960..a6d778d55 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ See VERSIONING (https://github.com/openMF/mifosx/blob/master/VERSIONING.md) for
 
 Releases
 ===============
+1. 28 July 2013 - 1.6.1.RELEASE
 1. 20 July 2013 - 1.6.0.RELEASE
 1. 14 July 2013 - 1.5.0.RELEASE
 1. 25 Jun 2013 - 1.4.1.RELEASE
@@ -27,6 +28,19 @@ Releases
 1. 05 April 2013 - 0.11.1.beta
 1. 05 April 2013 - 0.11.0.beta
 
+1.6.1.RELEASE
+=============
+Bug Release
+
+Platform & API
+
+Bug
+ - [MIFOSX-485] - In Groups -> Group loan under "Submitted and pending approval" state -> "Change loan application" page,not able to edit/update "Sync repayments with meeting" and "Loan term" fields.
+ - [MIFOSX-564] - Create data table does not work for attached request
+ 
+Reference App
+ - [MIFOSX-560] - In "Modify Application page" if Product is changed, it not getting updated in Loan account overview list
+
 1.6.0.RELEASE
 =============
 Feature (and Bug) Release
diff --git a/api-docs/apiLive.htm b/api-docs/apiLive.htm
index 25787d567..aa683f780 100644
--- a/api-docs/apiLive.htm
+++ b/api-docs/apiLive.htm
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 <body>
 	<div id="page-wrapper">
 		<div id="flybar">
-			<div id="nav-logo">1.7.0.DEVELOP API</div>
+			<div id="nav-logo">1.7.0.RELEASE API</div>
 			<div class="flybar-nav">
 				<h2 class="flybar-button">Overview</h2>
 				<div class="flybar-menu-overview">
diff --git a/mifosng-provider/gradle.properties b/mifosng-provider/gradle.properties
index 90574c27f..414b7ebda 100644
--- a/mifosng-provider/gradle.properties
+++ b/mifosng-provider/gradle.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-releaseVersion=1.7.0.DEVELOP
+releaseVersion=1.7.0.RELEASE
diff --git a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/portfolio/loanaccount/domain/Loan.java b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/portfolio/loanaccount/domain/Loan.java
index ba498e484..0fa3cf8f3 100644
--- a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/portfolio/loanaccount/domain/Loan.java
+++ b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/portfolio/loanaccount/domain/Loan.java
@@ -2050,7 +2050,7 @@ public class Loan extends AbstractPersistable<Long> {
         return this.submittedOnDate == null ? false : (new LocalDate(submittedOnDate)).isAfter(compareDate);
     }
 
-    private LocalDate getSubmittedOnDate() {
+    public LocalDate getSubmittedOnDate() {
         return (LocalDate) ObjectUtils.defaultIfNull(new LocalDate(this.submittedOnDate), null);
     }
 
diff --git a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/portfolio/loanaccount/service/LoanApplicationWritePlatformServiceJpaRepositoryImpl.java b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/portfolio/loanaccount/service/LoanApplicationWritePlatformServiceJpaRepositoryImpl.java
index 55ce8db3d..2a9024112 100644
--- a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/portfolio/loanaccount/service/LoanApplicationWritePlatformServiceJpaRepositoryImpl.java
+++ b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/portfolio/loanaccount/service/LoanApplicationWritePlatformServiceJpaRepositoryImpl.java
@@ -151,14 +151,14 @@ public class LoanApplicationWritePlatformServiceJpaRepositoryImpl implements Loa
         final LoanProduct loanProduct = this.loanProductRepository.findOne(productId);
         if (loanProduct == null) { throw new LoanProductNotFoundException(productId); }
         
-        validateSubmittedOnDate(command, loanProduct);
-        
         this.loanProductCommandFromApiJsonDeserializer.validateMinMaxConstraints(command.parsedJson(), baseDataValidator, loanProduct);
         
         if (!dataValidationErrors.isEmpty()) { throw new PlatformApiDataValidationException(dataValidationErrors); }
 
         final Loan newLoanApplication = loanAssembler.assembleFrom(command, currentUser);
         
+        validateSubmittedOnDate(newLoanApplication);
+        
         final LoanProductRelatedDetail productRelatedDetail = newLoanApplication.repaymentScheduleDetail();
         this.fromApiJsonDeserializer.validateLoanTermAndRepaidEveryValues(newLoanApplication.getTermFrequency(), newLoanApplication.getTermPeriodFrequencyType(),
                 productRelatedDetail.getNumberOfRepayments(), productRelatedDetail.getRepayEvery(),
@@ -214,8 +214,6 @@ public class LoanApplicationWritePlatformServiceJpaRepositoryImpl implements Loa
 
             final Loan existingLoanApplication = retrieveLoanBy(loanId);
             
-            validateSubmittedOnDate(command, existingLoanApplication.loanProduct());
-            
             if (!existingLoanApplication.isSubmittedAndPendingApproval()) { throw new LoanApplicationNotInSubmittedAndPendingApprovalStateCannotBeModified(
                     loanId); }
 
@@ -245,7 +243,8 @@ public class LoanApplicationWritePlatformServiceJpaRepositoryImpl implements Loa
                     existingLoanApplication.updateInterestRateFrequencyType();
                 }
             }
-
+            
+            validateSubmittedOnDate(existingLoanApplication);
             // validate min and maximum constraints
             this.fromApiJsonDeserializer.validateForModify(command.json());
             final LoanProductRelatedDetail productRelatedDetail = existingLoanApplication.repaymentScheduleDetail();
@@ -545,10 +544,10 @@ public class LoanApplicationWritePlatformServiceJpaRepositoryImpl implements Loa
         return loan;
     }
     
-    private void validateSubmittedOnDate(final JsonCommand command, final LoanProduct loanProduct) {
-        final LocalDate startDate = loanProduct.getStartDate();
-        final LocalDate closeDate = loanProduct.getCloseDate();
-        final LocalDate submittedOnDate = command.localDateValueOfParameterNamed("submittedOnDate");
+    private void validateSubmittedOnDate(final Loan loan) {
+        final LocalDate startDate = loan.loanProduct().getStartDate();
+        final LocalDate closeDate = loan.loanProduct().getCloseDate();
+        final LocalDate submittedOnDate = loan.getSubmittedOnDate();
 
         String defaultUserMessage = "";
         if (startDate != null && submittedOnDate.isBefore(startDate)) {