diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e15d2137..9f80f834 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ FlatLaf Change Log
   use same component for rendering and editing. (issue #385)
 
 
+## 1.6.1
+
+#### Fixed bugs
+
+- Native window decorations: Catch `UnsatisfiedLinkError` when trying to load
+  `jawt.dll` to avoid an application crash (Java 8 on Windows 10 only).
+
+
 ## 1.6
 
 #### New features and improvements
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 69eb9fa7..b46629d7 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-val releaseVersion = "1.6"
+val releaseVersion = "1.6.1"
 val developmentVersion = "2.0-SNAPSHOT"
 
 version = if( java.lang.Boolean.getBoolean( "release" ) ) releaseVersion else developmentVersion
diff --git a/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/FlatWindowsNativeWindowBorder.java b/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/FlatWindowsNativeWindowBorder.java
index 9bcca253..311e46c3 100644
--- a/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/FlatWindowsNativeWindowBorder.java
+++ b/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/FlatWindowsNativeWindowBorder.java
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ class FlatWindowsNativeWindowBorder
 				// Java 9 and later does not have this problem.
 				try {
 					System.loadLibrary( "jawt" );
+				} catch( UnsatisfiedLinkError ex ) {
+					// log error only if native library jawt.dll not already loaded
+					String message = ex.getMessage();
+					if( message == null || !message.contains( "already loaded in another classloader" ) )
+						LoggingFacade.INSTANCE.logSevere( null, ex );
 				} catch( Exception ex ) {
 					LoggingFacade.INSTANCE.logSevere( null, ex );
 				}