diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f6cdc75..405584f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ include (GetGitRevisionDescription)
 git_describe (VERSION "--tags")
 if ("x_${VERSION}" STREQUAL "x_GIT-NOTFOUND" OR "x_${VERSION}" STREQUAL "x_HEAD-HASH-NOTFOUND" OR "x_${VERSION}" STREQUAL "x_-128-NOTFOUND")
   message (WARNING " - Install git to compile a production libmraa!")
-  set (VERSION "v1.5.1")
+  set (VERSION "v1.6.0")
 endif ()
 
 message (STATUS "INFO - libmraa Version ${VERSION}")
diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index f4fe3c1..9398b5c 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ This changelog is meant as a quick & rough guide to what has changed between
 versions. The API is now fairly stable but when new calls/features are added
 they are listed here. Anything pre 0.2.x is ignored.
 
+**1.6.0**
+  * de-10 nano board support
+  * Improved Intel Joule support & renamed from GT_TUCHUCK to Joule
+  * Improved RPI3 support
+  * Fixes for UP, 96boards & phyboard-wega
+  * Call mraa_deinit with a gcc destructor attribute
+
 **1.5.1**
   * Small memleaks plugged
   * imraa useless arp statements removed