diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 44fe85d..197a4b3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "elevenlabs"
-version = "v1.6.0"
+version = "v1.6.1"
 description = ""
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = []
diff --git a/src/elevenlabs/client.py b/src/elevenlabs/client.py
index c700e5a..a0dac65 100644
--- a/src/elevenlabs/client.py
+++ b/src/elevenlabs/client.py
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ def generate(
                 return self.text_to_speech.convert_realtime(  # type: ignore
                     voice_id=voice_id,
                     voice_settings=voice_settings,
+                    output_format=output_format,
                     text=text,
                     request_options=request_options,
                     model_id=model_id