diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index a0091334..dc1e644a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.6.0-rc.2
+1.6.0
diff --git a/src/version.cpp b/src/version.cpp
index e8471c38..dc27d4dc 100644
--- a/src/version.cpp
+++ b/src/version.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 #ifdef NBUILD
 #ifndef VERSION
-#define VERSION "1.6.0-rc.2"
+#define VERSION "1.6.0"
 #endif // VERSION
 #endif // NBUILD