diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0ff9bc5c..8703a7bf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(to be released)
+1.6.0 (May 1, 2019)
 ------------------------------
 * updated the required Java version to 1.8
 * added a fade-out effect to the ball circle in pass mode etc.
diff --git a/src/rv/Viewer.java b/src/rv/Viewer.java
index 873ca718..d5ad9ab1 100644
--- a/src/rv/Viewer.java
+++ b/src/rv/Viewer.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 public class Viewer
 		extends GLProgram implements GLEventListener, ServerComm.ServerChangeListener, LogPlayer.StateChangeListener
 {
-	private static final String VERSION = "1.5.0";
+	private static final String VERSION = "1.6.0";
 
 	public enum Mode {
 		LOGFILE,