diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a64d4e8b..d1200039 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # CMakeLists in this exact order for cmake to work correctly
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
-set(PROJECT_VER "1.5.9")
+set(PROJECT_VER "1.6.0")
 
 # Add this line to disable the specific warning
 add_compile_options(-Wno-missing-field-initializers)