diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 92c67f1cf..40625856f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12.0) # target_link_libraries with OBJECT libs
 
 project(fastfetch
-    VERSION 1.5.6
+    VERSION 1.6.0
     LANGUAGES C
 )