diff --git a/_version.py b/_version.py
index ef517bccb0d01cf8b42ca2d552b1fef08b1a6117..802967cffcb3313e87c46a11206a1d4a3ef882a6 100644
--- a/_version.py
+++ b/_version.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #VERSION = '1.5'
-VERSION = '1.5'
+VERSION = '1.6'
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     print VERSION