diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
index 77f5cc54c..3f99ec6ae 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 ## RELEASE NOTES
 
+### Version 1.6.1 - January 05, 2015
+
+**Bugs**
+- **Accordion** - Accordion now uses ``useFailSafe: true`` to avoid callbacks not occurring because of race conditions with `transitionend` in webkit
+
 ### Version 1.6.0 - January 05, 2015
 
 **Build**
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 866a4709d..7c50a21d7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "semantic-ui",
-  "version": "1.6.0",
+  "version": "1.6.1",
   "title": "Semantic UI",
   "description": "Semantic empowers designers and developers by creating a shared vocabulary for UI.",
   "homepage": "http://www.semantic-ui.com",
diff --git a/src/definitions/modules/accordion.js b/src/definitions/modules/accordion.js
index 666d2a1e9..a0597047d 100644
--- a/src/definitions/modules/accordion.js
+++ b/src/definitions/modules/accordion.js
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ $.fn.accordion = function(parameters) {
                   .children()
                     .transition({
                       animation  : 'fade in',
+                      useFailSafe : true,
                       debug      : settings.debug,
                       verbose    : settings.verbose,
                       duration   : settings.duration
@@ -215,10 +216,11 @@ $.fn.accordion = function(parameters) {
                 $activeContent
                   .children()
                     .transition({
-                      animation  : 'fade out',
-                      debug      : settings.debug,
-                      verbose    : settings.verbose,
-                      duration   : settings.duration
+                      animation   : 'fade out',
+                      useFailSafe : true,
+                      debug       : settings.debug,
+                      verbose     : settings.verbose,
+                      duration    : settings.duration
                     })
                 ;
               }
@@ -276,10 +278,11 @@ $.fn.accordion = function(parameters) {
                 $openContents
                   .children()
                     .transition({
-                      animation  : 'fade out',
-                      debug      : settings.debug,
-                      verbose    : settings.verbose,
-                      duration   : settings.duration
+                      animation   : 'fade out',
+                      useFailSafe : true,
+                      debug       : settings.debug,
+                      verbose     : settings.verbose,
+                      duration    : settings.duration
                     })
                 ;
               }