diff --git a/pysp2/__init__.py b/pysp2/__init__.py
index b246c85..9bb72be 100644
--- a/pysp2/__init__.py
+++ b/pysp2/__init__.py
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
 from . import testing
 
 
-__version__ = "1.5.1"
+__version__ = "1.6.0"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b7248ca..8f7e16c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
 LICENSE = 'BSD'
 PLATFORMS = "Linux, Windows, OSX"
 MAJOR = 1
-MINOR = 5
-MICRO = 1
+MINOR = 6
+MICRO = 0
 
 #SCRIPTS = glob.glob('scripts/*')
 #TEST_SUITE = 'nose.collector'