diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a0fe66f8..1b9dfa2b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 setuptools.setup(
     name='eva',
-    version='1.5.0',
+    version='1.6.0',
     author='Community owned code',
     description='Evaluation and Verification of an Analysis',
     url='https://github.com/JCSDA-internal/eva',