diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index db58fcbd..87cba499 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 
 setup(name='Flask-JWT-Extended',
-      version='1.5.0',
+      version='1.6.0',
       url='https://github.com/vimalloc/flask-jwt-extended',
       license='MIT',
       author='Landon Gilbert-Bland',