diff --git a/distro/changelog.xml b/distro/changelog.xml
index 52d73f8..ea3663f 100644
--- a/distro/changelog.xml
+++ b/distro/changelog.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <ReleaseNotes>
+	<Changeset component="org.gcube.portlets-widgets.invite-friends-widget.1-6-1"
+		date="2019-07-05">
+		<Change>Support #17063, modify confirmation text when invitation email has been sent</Change>
+	</Changeset>
 	<Changeset component="org.gcube.portlets-widgets.invite-friends-widget.1-5-0"
 		date="2017-11-29">
 		<Change>Ported to GWT 2.8.1</Change>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c3379ea..7a122d9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	<groupId>org.gcube.portlets.widgets</groupId>
 	<artifactId>invite-friends-widget</artifactId>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
-	<version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<name>gCube Invites widget</name>
 	<description>
 		gCube Invites widget Widget is a GWT Widget that can be used to automatically send invites to VRE users
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/inviteswidget/client/ui/FormViewImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/inviteswidget/client/ui/FormViewImpl.java
index 18fa56f..40dc442 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/inviteswidget/client/ui/FormViewImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/inviteswidget/client/ui/FormViewImpl.java
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public class FormViewImpl extends Composite implements FormView, Editor<FormView
 				public void onSuccess(InviteOperationResult result) {
 					switch (result) {
 					case SUCCESS:
-						feedback.setText("Thanks for inviting, we sent the email correctly.");	
+						feedback.setText("Thanks, the invitation email has been sent.");	
 						feedbackGroup.setType(ControlGroupType.SUCCESS);
 						break;
 					case ALREADY_INVITED: