diff --git a/README b/README
index 3d79837..93249d0 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -130,6 +130,13 @@ Licences:
 History:
 ========
 
+1.6.0 - 29 January 2022, Ludovic ROUSSEAU
+    - 48 new ATRs
+    - pcsc_scan:
+     . drastically reduce the number of SCardGetStatusChange() calls
+     . faster spinning animation
+     . handle Ctrl-C on macOS
+
 1.5.8 - 7 November 2021, Ludovic ROUSSEAU
     - 360 new ATRs
     - ATR_analysis:
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bf8af58..0f9b672 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.69])
 
-AC_INIT([pcsc-tools], [1.5.8])
+AC_INIT([pcsc-tools],[1.6.0])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([pcsc_scan.c])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.8 dist-bzip2 no-dist-gzip foreign])