diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index abd0366d3..eb3f9468b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ checksum = "e5ce46fe64a9d73be07dcbe690a38ce1b293be448fd8ce1e6c1b8062c9f72c6a"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "netavark"
-version = "1.6.0-dev"
+version = "1.6.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "chrono",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f98f9d7af..fb167ae9c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "netavark"
-version = "1.6.0-dev"
+version = "1.6.0"
 edition = "2018"
 authors = ["github.com/containers"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"