diff --git a/.kokoro/presubmit/compliance.cfg b/.kokoro/presubmit/compliance.cfg
index d6cf2690..972cbc50 100644
--- a/.kokoro/presubmit/compliance.cfg
+++ b/.kokoro/presubmit/compliance.cfg
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 # Only run this nox session.
 env_vars: {
     key: "NOX_SESSION"
-    value: "compliance_test_13"
+    value: "compliance_test_20"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1ecea6c5..750d7840 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.6.1](https://github.com/googleapis/python-spanner-sqlalchemy/compare/v1.6.0...v1.6.1) (2023-05-23)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Add opentelemetry version ([#322](https://github.com/googleapis/python-spanner-sqlalchemy/issues/322)) ([b80d24d](https://github.com/googleapis/python-spanner-sqlalchemy/commit/b80d24d251f07d4c000aa214955cf9729cd49545))
+* Fix check so it's all lowercase. ([#321](https://github.com/googleapis/python-spanner-sqlalchemy/issues/321)) ([8fae358](https://github.com/googleapis/python-spanner-sqlalchemy/commit/8fae3587d5c963539b255c976136b18041147e5b))
+
 ## [1.6.0](https://github.com/googleapis/python-spanner-sqlalchemy/compare/v1.5.0...v1.6.0) (2023-04-26)
 
 
diff --git a/create_test_database.py b/create_test_database.py
index 4d740ddf..915c5040 100644
--- a/create_test_database.py
+++ b/create_test_database.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def create_test_instance():
     configs = list(CLIENT.list_instance_configs())
     if not USE_EMULATOR:
         # Filter out non "us" locations
-        configs = [config for config in configs if "us-west1" in config.name]
+        configs = [config for config in configs if "asia-southeast1" in config.name]
 
     instance_config = configs[0].name
     create_time = str(int(time.time()))
diff --git a/google/cloud/sqlalchemy_spanner/sqlalchemy_spanner.py b/google/cloud/sqlalchemy_spanner/sqlalchemy_spanner.py
index b6bf3278..f350146e 100644
--- a/google/cloud/sqlalchemy_spanner/sqlalchemy_spanner.py
+++ b/google/cloud/sqlalchemy_spanner/sqlalchemy_spanner.py
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ class SpannerIdentifierPreparer(IdentifierPreparer):
 
     reserved_words = RESERVED_WORDS.copy()
     reserved_words.update(spanner_dbapi.parse_utils.SPANNER_RESERVED_KEYWORDS)
+    reserved_words_lc = set(map(str.lower, reserved_words))
 
     def __init__(self, dialect):
         super(SpannerIdentifierPreparer, self).__init__(
@@ -195,7 +196,7 @@ def _requires_quotes(self, value):
             return False
 
         return (
-            lc_value in self.reserved_words
+            lc_value in self.reserved_words_lc
             or value[0] in self.illegal_initial_characters
             or not self.legal_characters.match(str(value))
             or (lc_value != value)
diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index 394269df..77df05f7 100644
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -212,6 +212,10 @@ def compliance_test_14(session):
 def compliance_test_20(session):
     """Run SQLAlchemy dialect compliance test suite."""
 
+    # Check the value of `RUN_COMPLIANCE_TESTS` env var. It defaults to true.
+    if os.environ.get("RUN_COMPLIANCE_TESTS", "true") == "false":
+        session.skip("RUN_COMPLIANCE_TESTS is set to false, skipping")
+
     # Sanity check: Only run tests if the environment variable is set.
     if not os.environ.get("GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS", "") and not os.environ.get(
         "SPANNER_EMULATOR_HOST", ""
@@ -228,6 +232,7 @@ def compliance_test_20(session):
 
     session.install("mock")
     session.install("-e", ".[tracing]")
+    session.run("pip", "install", "opentelemetry-api<=1.10", "--force-reinstall")
     session.run("python", "create_test_database.py")
 
     session.install("sqlalchemy>=2.0")
diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
index d22bc465..a75219ed 100644
--- a/version.py
+++ b/version.py
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 # license that can be found in the LICENSE file or at
 # https://developers.google.com/open-source/licenses/bsd
 
-__version__ = "1.6.0"
+__version__ = "1.6.1"