diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 651b7974b..4aeb5182d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>org.qortal</groupId>
 	<artifactId>qortal</artifactId>
-	<version>1.5.6</version>
+	<version>1.6.0</version>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
 	<properties>
 		<skipTests>true</skipTests>