diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 29529a1..5e83ef2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
-project(timg VERSION 1.5.3 LANGUAGES CXX)
+project(timg VERSION 1.6.0 LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 option(WITH_VIDEO_DECODING "Enables video decoding feature" ON)
 option(WITH_VIDEO_DEVICE "Enables reading videos from devices e.g. v4l2 (requires WITH_VIDEO_DECODING)" ON)