diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index af70bb8..66c6940 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
 project(exodusIIcpp
-    VERSION 1.5
+    VERSION 1.6
     LANGUAGES CXX C
 )