diff --git a/drheader/__init__.py b/drheader/__init__.py
index 41738ed..afbaa11 100644
--- a/drheader/__init__.py
+++ b/drheader/__init__.py
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 """Top-level package for drHEADer core."""
 
-__version__ = '1.5.3'
+__version__ = '1.6.0'
 
 from drheader.core import Drheader  # noqa
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index af34578..c22cd3a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.5.3
+current_version = 1.6.0
 commit = True
 tag = False
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 896dc36..86c10b4 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -56,6 +56,6 @@
     test_suite='tests',
     tests_require=test_requirements, 
     url='https://github.com/santandersecurityresearch/drheader',
-    version='1.5.3',
+    version='1.6.0',
     zip_safe=False,
 )