diff --git a/doc/source/http-api.rst b/doc/source/http-api.rst
index aeff7ae6e..095f52ef0 100644
--- a/doc/source/http-api.rst
+++ b/doc/source/http-api.rst
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ authentication.
 
   Response
 
-  * 200 - OK
+  * 200 - OK for API version < 1.6
+  * 201 - OK for API version 1.6 and higher
   * 400 - bad request
 
   Response body: JSON dictionary with introspection rule representation (the
@@ -282,6 +283,10 @@ major version and is always ``1`` for now, ``Y`` is a minor version.
   ``X-OpenStack-Ironic-Inspector-API-Maximum-Version`` headers with minimum
   and maximum API versions supported by the server.
 
+  .. note::
+     Maximum is server API version used by default.
+
+
 API Discovery
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
@@ -328,3 +333,4 @@ Version History
 * **1.3** endpoint for canceling running introspection
 * **1.4** endpoint for reapplying the introspection over stored data.
 * **1.5** support for Ironic node names.
+* **1.6** endpoint for rules creating returns 201 instead of 200 on success.
diff --git a/ironic_inspector/main.py b/ironic_inspector/main.py
index de913fff2..05d054ebe 100644
--- a/ironic_inspector/main.py
+++ b/ironic_inspector/main.py
@@ -47,15 +47,26 @@ app = flask.Flask(__name__)
 LOG = utils.getProcessingLogger(__name__)
 
 MINIMUM_API_VERSION = (1, 0)
-CURRENT_API_VERSION = (1, 5)
+CURRENT_API_VERSION = (1, 6)
 _LOGGING_EXCLUDED_KEYS = ('logs',)
 
 
+def _get_version():
+    ver = flask.request.headers.get(conf.VERSION_HEADER,
+                                    _DEFAULT_API_VERSION)
+    try:
+        requested = tuple(int(x) for x in ver.split('.'))
+    except (ValueError, TypeError):
+        return error_response(_('Malformed API version: expected string '
+                                'in form of X.Y'), code=400)
+    return requested
+
+
 def _format_version(ver):
     return '%d.%d' % ver
 
 
-_DEFAULT_API_VERSION = _format_version(MINIMUM_API_VERSION)
+_DEFAULT_API_VERSION = _format_version(CURRENT_API_VERSION)
 
 
 def error_response(exc, code=500):
@@ -86,13 +97,7 @@ def convert_exceptions(func):
 
 @app.before_request
 def check_api_version():
-    requested = flask.request.headers.get(conf.VERSION_HEADER,
-                                          _DEFAULT_API_VERSION)
-    try:
-        requested = tuple(int(x) for x in requested.split('.'))
-    except (ValueError, TypeError):
-        return error_response(_('Malformed API version: expected string '
-                                'in form of X.Y'), code=400)
+    requested = _get_version()
 
     if requested < MINIMUM_API_VERSION or requested > CURRENT_API_VERSION:
         return error_response(_('Unsupported API version %(requested)s, '
@@ -279,7 +284,10 @@ def api_rules():
                             actions_json=body.get('actions', []),
                             uuid=body.get('uuid'),
                             description=body.get('description'))
-        return flask.jsonify(rule_repr(rule, short=False))
+
+        response_code = (200 if _get_version() < (1, 6) else 201)
+        return flask.make_response(
+            flask.jsonify(rule_repr(rule, short=False)), response_code)
 
 
 @app.route('/v1/rules/<uuid>', methods=['GET', 'DELETE'])
diff --git a/ironic_inspector/test/unit/test_main.py b/ironic_inspector/test/unit/test_main.py
index daa77d7fb..0906e03c3 100644
--- a/ironic_inspector/test/unit/test_main.py
+++ b/ironic_inspector/test/unit/test_main.py
@@ -369,6 +369,28 @@ class TestApiRules(BaseAPITest):
                                              **{'as_dict.return_value': exp})
 
         res = self.app.post('/v1/rules', data=json.dumps(data))
+        self.assertEqual(201, res.status_code)
+        create_mock.assert_called_once_with(conditions_json='cond',
+                                            actions_json='act',
+                                            uuid=self.uuid,
+                                            description=None)
+        self.assertEqual(exp, json.loads(res.data.decode('utf-8')))
+
+    @mock.patch.object(rules, 'create', autospec=True)
+    def test_create_api_less_1_6(self, create_mock):
+        data = {'uuid': self.uuid,
+                'conditions': 'cond',
+                'actions': 'act'}
+        exp = data.copy()
+        exp['description'] = None
+        create_mock.return_value = mock.Mock(spec=rules.IntrospectionRule,
+                                             **{'as_dict.return_value': exp})
+
+        headers = {conf.VERSION_HEADER:
+                   main._format_version((1, 5))}
+
+        res = self.app.post('/v1/rules', data=json.dumps(data),
+                            headers=headers)
         self.assertEqual(200, res.status_code)
         create_mock.assert_called_once_with(conditions_json='cond',
                                             actions_json='act',
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-rules-endpoint-response-d60984c40d927c1f.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-rules-endpoint-response-d60984c40d927c1f.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1cf1379ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-rules-endpoint-response-d60984c40d927c1f.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - API "POST /v1/rules" returns 201 response code instead of
+    200 on creating success. API version was bumped to 1.6.
+    API less than 1.6 continues to return 200.
+  - Default API version was changed from minimum to maximum
+    which Inspector can support.
+fixes:
+  - Fix response return code for rule creating endpoint, it
+    returns 201 now instead of 200 on success.