diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index 980cc7f75..6b8ac45e5 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ package btfs
 var CurrentCommit string
 
 // CurrentVersionNumber is the current application's version literal
-const CurrentVersionNumber = "1.5.3"
+const CurrentVersionNumber = "1.6.0"
 
 const ApiVersion = "/go-btfs/" + CurrentVersionNumber + "/"