diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 12de9d8f..39eff28a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.5.0
+current_version = 1.6.0
 commit = True
 tag = True
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c343716b..0632b8c9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -128,6 +128,6 @@
     url="https://github.com/allen-cell-animated/simulariumio",
     # Do not edit this string manually, always use bumpversion
     # Details in CONTRIBUTING.rst
-    version="1.5.0",
+    version="1.6.0",
     zip_safe=False,
 )
diff --git a/simulariumio/__init__.py b/simulariumio/__init__.py
index 22f60a32..f8b55216 100644
--- a/simulariumio/__init__.py
+++ b/simulariumio/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 __email__ = "blairl@alleninstitute.org"
 # Do not edit this string manually, always use bumpversion
 # Details in CONTRIBUTING.md
-__version__ = "1.5.0"
+__version__ = "1.6.0"
 
 
 def get_module_version():